Page 117 of Big Knot Energy (Shadowverse)

My mom let Alysia leave school early so she could be a part of today. Since Issa hadn’t had a chance to make friends during her years with her family then her former alpha, the only two women who would have attended while she tried on dresses were her sister Cora and the bartender Aryn.

When I told my beautiful beta I’d invited my mom and sister, she’d actually gotten excited and beamed brightly at me. Honestly, I’d been a little worried it would make her anxious with so many sets of eyes on her and so many opinions.

Mom tried to shoo me out the door, saying it was bad luck or whatever. But not like we weren’t already bonded. I had seen Issa in every possible way, had explored and tasted every inch of her body. There wasn’t a damn thing my girl could do that would make me love her any less.

Though Iwasfalling in love with her more every single day.

Shit, I was falling in love with all four of them more every day.

My alphas were amazing men as it was, but watching them with Issa, the way they cared about her, the way they protected her made me adore them all that much more.

“I’m so excited,” Alysia said, clapping her hands together lightly.

“Don’t overwhelm her,” I reminded them quietly.

My family – or at least the women in my family – tended to be forthcoming with the excitement and affection, something that had been new for Issa. She’d been gracious and tried to hide it, but I’d noted how tense she grew every time someone other than her pack tried to hug her.

The sound of a curtain being pulled back preceded the attendant who was helping Issa into the dresses.

And when my girl stepped around the corner, a burst of perfume exploded from me and saturated the air.

Shit. I should have doused myself in scent blockers before we left because no way would the filtration system in here be able to keep my pheromones from setting off any omegas or alphas who might be here, as well.

“Wow,” Alysia said barely above a whisper.

“Issa…” Aryn started then trailed off, her alpha pheromones mixing with my perfume. I knew the alpha wasn’t romantically interested in my beta, but a person would have to be blind to not see how stunning my girl was.

Mom was surprisingly quiet, and when I turned my eyes to her, she was carefully wiping tears from below her lashes.

This was the third dress Issa had tried on but only the first she’d actually let us see. According to her, the other two weren’t right.

But this one?

She’d chosen a satin, floor length gown in a soft rose color. The front dipped in a cowl neck style, showcasing a mere hint of cleavage. And when she turned to get a look in the mirrors surrounding the platform, I got a glimpse of how low the back of the dress dipped.

The material clung to her body in a classy way, making her look sexy yet elegant.

“Are you going to wear a veil?” Alysia asked.

Issa looked at her in the mirror, only then noticing our reactions. A watery smile pulled up her lips as tears glistened in her pretty light brown eyes.

“I hadn’t planned on it. I have an idea for my hair, but I think I might put a flower in it or something.”

“May I show you something?” the beta stylist asked.

“Of course.”

She disappeared and I pushed to my feet, circling the platform to get a full three-sixty view. This was where she belonged, on a pedestal like the fucking princess she was.

Nah. She was a queen.Myqueen.

“It is taking everything in my power to keep from bowing at your dainty purple painted toes right now,” I admitted as my cock strained against my jeans and begged to be released.

And inserted into my beta.

For the rest of the day.

She wrapped her fingers in my shirt and tugged me closer, bending at the waist so she could press a kiss to my lips before stepping back as the stylist returned.

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