Page 154 of Master of My Life

He opened one eye and saw the Elders filing in. Richard nodded to the girls, and they scooted off

the bed and hurried out of the room.

Richard stepped forward. “Stand, Chase.”

Chase groaned as he stood, his cock aching as it bobbed with his movements. Richard moved

closer, a short leather strap in his hand. Before Chase realized what he was doing, Richard had

snapped the leather around the base of his cock and Chase inhaled sharply. “To help you not finish,”

he said in a low voice.

Richard stepped back and smiled. “I am proud of the man you have become, Chase. Though we

often didn’t see eye to eye, you stood by your principles and always did what was right. I am proud of

you. I know your father would be proud of the man you have become, too.”

Chase’s chest swelled at the affection in the older man’s eyes.

Richard gave a small nod. “Christopher James Ralston, you desire to marry Sabrina Mansfield

tomorrow morning. Is this true?”

“Yes.” He smiled.

“Marrying someone like Sabrina, a demi-Immortal, will not be an easy path. Some would see her

destroyed simply because of what she is. Some want to possess her for the same reasons. Your

marriage will be full of the normal challenges between a man and a woman, but on top of those are

the added responsibilities you have to The Brotherhood and her own past. Are you still willing to

marry her?”

“Yes. With all of my heart, yes.”

Richard nodded.

“We as your Elders will support you and help you in any way we are able. We will guide you

when you need guidance and correct you when you go astray. Do you accept this?”

“I do.”

“Are you prepared to fight for her? To protect her to the best of your abilities?”

“I am.”

“Are you prepared to deal with her Master, to do whatever you can to free her from his influence

when the time comes?”

“I am.”

“Will you submit to our authority as an Elder-Son marrying a demi-Immortal, knowing that our

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