Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Chapter 786

Chapter 131: Bonus Story–The Wedding Gift-Part 1

*Payne*

I stood at the altar at the top of the hill where the packhouse once stood. Instead of rebuilding the Pomeni mansion, we’d left the hilltop empty.

Now, it was where I was getting married.

An arch made of vines stood behind me and white cherry blossoms from a nearby tree blew in the wind, sending white petals skittering across the ground.

Guests sat in tiered seats on the hill with a white silk carpet laid out between the chair rows as an aisle.

The sun was setting just behind the hill, making the sky orange, purple, and pink. It was such a stunning view but I couldn’t stop staring at the end of the aisle, waiting to see my bride.

Since we first settled in Pomeni, we’d been hiding behind Mila’s magical barrier. But now that the rest of the world knew we were here, we had to establish ourselves as a legitimate pack. The Alpha’s wedding was the perfect coming out for us.

Other than all of Pomeni pack, Lee and Scarlett had come, along with the Alpha King’s Beta, Xavier. He was there to represent the royal court.

His presence was a huge honor to Pomeni, despite the fact that I didn’t totally trust him. But it did show the rest of the world that we were a pack of high status and the royal family thought highly of us.

My eyes flickered to the expressions of some of the other guests.

Many of them looked uncomfortable, like they didn’t think such a rag-tag pack that sprang up out of nowhere deserved the royal court’s attention.

They could think whatever they wanted. Today, I wasn’t going to let anything bring me down.

I smoothed down the front of my suit coat and smiled.

Maybe in the future, our neighbors would be enemies. I hoped they’d be friends, but we could sort that out later, like when I wasn’t about to get married.

A live band started playing a song and I perked up.

The bridesmaids and groomsmen were paired off and walking down the aisle. The groomsmen were in gray tweed suits and the bridesmaids wore lavender dresses. The color popped beautifully against the white petals drifting by.

Eros and Ashley were the last pair, as the best man and the maid of honor.

I looked at them, and couldn’t help but smile to myself. Once Eros had learned that Ashley was going to be the maid of honor, he’d begged me for days, like a hungry puppy, to be my best man.

Of course, Ashley had protested.

I hadn’t wanted to upset Ashley, but it was also difficult to turn down Eros. I’d learned about his enslavement to the Alpha King and how he won his freedom. He’d made mistakes, but he also somewhat redeemed himself by helping us out.

Especially, ever since meeting my own mate, I finally understood what the matebond really meant to us. I felt a little bad for the guy because he was trying very hard to make things right with Ashley. I wanted to give him another chance, not just because he was perfectly capable of taking good care of my little sister, but most importantly because I was certain that he still loved her.

My mind wandered back to the conversation I’d had with my mate when we were discussing the pros and cons of Eros as best man.

“You know Eros can charm everyone in a room. He could be a good asset for helping to keep everyone at ease and making them feel comfortable,” she reminded me. “I think he’s the best choice for your best man.”

I sighed and shook my head. “Maybe so, but will Ashley ever forgive me?”

My mate grinned and wrapped her arms around my neck. “Of course, she will. Just like she will forgive Eros. It is only a matter of time.”

be my best man. If nothing else,

around Ashley as they walked down the aisle, an exaggerated grin on his face. It was obvious he couldn’t be happier with every second of his

whispered something in her ear, and it seemed like she was

Eros, and I knew there was a laugh bubbling inside of her that was

secret to me that Ashely still loved Eros. Otherwise, he wouldn’t piss her off so much. She just needed a little more time to get over the mistakes he’d

A new song started playing

and looked at my bride, my beautiful mate, as she stood at the

Piper Hill.

pure white dress. It was strapless and tight fitting around her torso. Low cut in the front. The dress wasn’t overly extravagant, which I liked. It had layered tiers of lace from the waist down the skirt, all the

pinned up with little sparkling barrettes tucked into

through her brother’s and carried a lush bouquet

more beautiful

couldn’t control it if I wanted to. It

months since we got any news from Thomas about Miss Mila or Soren. I kept telling myself no news was good

one of my pack members went to Marno to trade. He brought back word of a Doctor

found my beautiful

under the arch.

Victor reached me, Charles stepped up and spoke. “Who gives

his arm out, gently pushing Piper toward me. “I

cheek quickly and took his

bouquet to Ashley and took both my

see Piper Hill and Payne

and looked into her gorgeous eyes. She had such an innocent look

be your lawfully wedded wife and mate before the Moon Goddess from now until

do!” I exclaimed, not missing a

down, her cheeks turning

you, Piper Hill, take Payne to be your lawfully wedded husband and mate before the Moon Goddess from now until death?” he

to lat Eros ba my bast man. If nothing alsa, it allowad ma to

rajactad mata. Eros kapt his arm around Ashlay as thay walkad down tha aisla, an axaggaratad grin on his faca. It was obvious ha couldn’t ba happiar

Eros than whisparad somathing in har aar, and it saamad

of har that was just

to ma that Ashaly still lovad Eros. Otharwisa, ha wouldn’t piss har off so much. Sha just

and groomsman clustarad around tha arch. A naw song startad playing

into my sight. I hald my braath and lookad at my brida, my baautiful mata, as sha stood at tha and of

Pipar Hill.

was straplass and tight fitting around har torso. Low cut in tha front. Tha drass wasn’t ovarly axtravagant, which I likad. It had layarad

pinnad up with littla

wara rosy rad. Sha had har arm loopad through har brothar’s and carriad a lush bouquat of whita lilias, bluaball flowars,

anything mora

haart swallad and a massiva smila spraad across my faca. I couldn’t control it if

Miss Mila or Soran. I kapt talling mysalf no naws was good naws and I had to switch my focus from saarching for Miss Mila

mambars want to Marno to trada. Ha brought back word of a Doctor Haathar Way. Of coursa, I immadiataly thought of

tham, I found my baautiful Pipar,

arch. Ha

up and spoka. “Who givas this woman

out, gantly pushing Pipar toward ma.

chaak quickly and took his spot

to Ashlay and took both