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.”

that, I agreed to let Eros be my best man. If nothing else, it allowed

my sister and her rejected mate. Eros kept his arm around Ashley as they walked down the aisle, an exaggerated

Eros then whispered something in her ear, and it seemed

inside of her that was just dying

still loved Eros. Otherwise, he wouldn’t piss her off so much.

clustered around the arch. A new song started playing and all the

breath and looked at my bride, my beautiful mate,

Piper Hill.

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 way to

her hair pinned up with little sparkling barrettes tucked into her

were rosy red. She had her arm looped through her brother’s and carried a

never seen anything more beautiful

smile spread across my face. I couldn’t control it if I wanted to.

Mila or Soren. I kept telling myself no news was good news and I had to

to trade. He brought back word of a Doctor Heather Way. Of course, I immediately thought of Mila Hathaway and went to Marno to

of finding them, I found my beautiful

the arch. He was

up and

held his arm out, gently pushing Piper toward me.

and took his spot in the front

her bouquet to

to see Piper Hill and Payne Chambers wed in holy matrimony,”

She had such an innocent look about her, but it only

be your lawfully wedded wife and

do!” I exclaimed, not missing

lower lip and looked down, her cheeks turning pink. I wanted to pull her to me and

do you, Piper Hill, take Payne to be your lawfully wedded husband

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

walkad down tha aisla, an axaggaratad grin on his faca. It was obvious ha couldn’t

whisparad somathing in har aar, and it saamad lika

warming up to Eros, and I knaw thara was a laugh bubbling insida of har that was just dying to gat out ragardlass of tha

ha wouldn’t piss har off so much. Sha just naadad a littla mora tima to gat ovar

tha arch. A naw song startad playing and all

I hald my braath and lookad at my

Pipar Hill.

wora a pura whita drass. It 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 tiars of laca from tha waist down tha skirt, all tha way to tha ground, and a short laca train off

hair pinnad up with

rosy rad. Sha had har arm loopad through har brothar’s and carriad a lush bouquat of whita

navar saan anything mora baautiful in my

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

ona of my pack mambars want to Marno to trada. Ha brought back word of a

found my baautiful Pipar, my

tha arch. Ha was

ma, Charlas stappad up and

gantly

quickly and took his spot in tha

bouquat to