Page 19 of Icy Cold Death

She did.

Hailey was an ex-sheriff. If anything, she was curious about things like this.

‘I found out from Jake and Trey that you only had a quickie courthouse wedding to Jake. They spilled it, so I can’t marry you that way. I’m sorry, but we aren’t eloping. Instead, I want you to have a wedding that you’ll always remember. I want you to have a wedding that our children will talk about in the future. So, we are having a destination wedding in this hotel.’

She gasped.

Was he kidding?

“What the hell?” she asked, looking around. “What did he do?”

Her friends had news for her.

Oh, the answer was easy.

“He’s wooing his wife-to-be, and the mother of his children,” Tori said. “Keep reading. Bodhi is driving the bus this weekend, and we’re just here to keep it on the road.”

She was so confused.

Only, again…curiosity won.

‘Tomorrow, you’re going to try some cakes, get fitted for a wedding dress, and check out the venue. You’re about to be a bride-to-be on a mission and that mission is simple, my sweet woman. Next month, we’re all coming out to the wedding there. We’re getting married before Christmas at this resort. That’s my gift to you, my soon-to-be wife.’

She stared at the note.

“Oh, my God,” she said. “What did he do? Is this for real?” she asked. “I’m planning a wedding?”

Bexley wrapped her arm around her waist and whispered in her ear.

“Someone loves you a whole lot. He wants to give you the bridal experience.”

Well, that was crystal clear.

Only, she was worried.

“This had to cost a fortune,” she said, shocked as hell that Bodhi was doing this.

They reassured her.

“He’s been saving for his wedding for a long-ass time,” Tori said. “He wanted you to have this.”

Bishop and Lucian had their own secret. They had helped Bodhi pull this off because Lucian loved a wedding, and he wanted them to have an amazing time. They’d gifted them with the honeymoon.

This was payback for the shit mess they’d been through. This was the dream at the end of the rainbow.

Immediately, she began crying.

“I don’t understand how I got so lucky. I just took a job and walked into a room. My life changed.”

The app on Tori’s phone went nuts as Bethany shared the truth.

“IT’S. BECAUSE. YOU. DESERVE. IT. HAILEY. YOU. GOT. A. GOOD. ONE,” Bethany said, using the app so her friends could hear her.

They all agreed.

“That you did.”

“Oh, I’m so lucky and I love you all—including you, Bethany. You guys are my best friends in the whole world.”

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