Page 50 of Bound By You

She helps me stand, and I look in the mirror and smile brightly. I'm finally ready. I look toward Mila, who is sitting, watching a movie in her fluffy white dress, looking gorgeous. My heart is full. The women stare at me, their eyes shining, knowing this is a miracle.

I shouldn't have survived with only a few scars to show for my near death; I should be dead or brain-dead.

There's a knock at the door, and I see my father come in. When he sees me, he stops, placing his hand on his heart before he walks over to me and kisses my forehead.

"You look beautiful, sweet girl." I smile at him, trying to keep my tears at bay. He crooks his arm toward me, asking, "Are you ready,mikrí prinkípissa?" I nod again, words still escaping me, and he leads me upstairs through the amazing kitchen that has gray marble countertops, a massive matte black double oven, and light gray cupboards. It's beautiful. We head to the French sliding doors that lead to the backyard, and the ladies head in one by one, while Mila holds Sofia's hand as they stand in front of me, waiting as Etta James’ “At Last” plays.

As I move forward, I see how pretty the backyard is. I also notice Ares in a little black tux in Mila's basket instead of flowers, causing me to giggle while my father shakes his head, chuckling.

"You and that fucking cat. Have you thought of names for the German shepherds yet?" I grin at him. Before getting draggedto the basement, I saw she dogs for a few minutes, and I knew instantly what I'd name them.

"Copper and Bluey." Their names fit their colors. He grins again, shaking his head, and when Christina Perry’s “A Thousand Years” plays, tears fill my eyes. A few fall, and my father wipes them away before he leads me to the double doors. As we pass through, I see our families all standing and smiling at me, and as my gaze snaps to the front, I finally seehimstanding in a black tux, his eyes shining.

My Alex.

My tears start to fall again.

He planned all this for me, for us.

My father walks me toward him, and I notice Damian has a hand on Alex’s shoulder while holding Maksim in the other arm, and Sergi smirks while holding baby Rora, standing next to Damian. I giggle, realizing Damian is holding Alex back. This past month, being with him again, it's like the old me has returned, and the Angel of Death has gone to sleep—well until I get an assignment from my uncle, anyway. Alex always accompanies me when I go on a mission; we're closer than ever, and once we finally talk about everything, I have no doubt we'll be unbreakable.

Alex shakes off Damian’s hand, and comes down the steps and takes my hand. My father hugs him, then sits next to a very pissed-off Selene.

Oh, please, please make a scene.I feel giddy at the prospect of finally hitting her.

Alex shakes his head at me, noticing the expression on my face as I look toward Selene. It's hard to believe we used to be best friends, well, she was mine. It turns out she was using me all along.

Alex leads me to the altar, where the minister starts our ceremony. He holds both of my hands while staring into myeyes, and when the minister asks, "Is there a reason these two should not be wed? Speak now, or forever hold your peace."

I raise a brow at Alex and mouth,"Three…two…one…."

Selene opens her mouth. "Actually, I do!"

Alex chuckles then grabs my hands, keeping me from grabbing the pistol I have strapped to my thigh under my dress.

Spoiled sport.

I frown at him, causing him to chuckle again.

The family starts laughing. They knew she would do this; honestly, I thought Mindy would come running in. My father goes bright red while she frowns at everyone, and I giggle when I notice Damian handing cash to Sergi. Alex looks over and shakes his head at their antics. My father's angry voice brings my attention back to them.

"Selene, sit down now!"

She shakes her head. "I'm three months pregnant, and it's Alex's."

Alex's face goes red, but I squeeze his hands so he knows I know it's crap. This time it's Maria who laughs her ass off. She stands and goes over to her, grabbing her hair, and yanking it back. We all look at her in shock while Dimitri subtly tries to rearrange his pants, but not subtly enough because Damian pretends to gag, making me chuckle. I look back at Maria, and fuck does she look pissed.

My mother-in-law is badass as she growls, "Considering my son hasn't left Phoebe's side, I don't see how he would be a father to an invisible baby."

Selene screams, looking at our father for help, but he just leans back and crosses his arms, and I smirk as she continues trying to ruin our wedding.

"Iampregnant, and he is the father."

When I notice something on her dress, I laugh out loud.

"So you're not on your period right now, or is the blood on your ass part of the dress?" I raise my brow, then turn to Alex.

"Can I shoot her now?" I ask seriously, and he shakes his head, smirking at me, then looks at the minister and says, "Please continue."

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