Lyra
“Congratulations,”said Beth half-heartedly as I prepared to say goodbye to everyone. We didn’t have a wedding reception, considering how gloomy the occasion was. We were outside the palace, under the full moon, with my family and other royals. I knew my friend felt terrible, but it was nothing like how Yasmeen felt. Yasmeen had literal streaks of mascara running down her cheeks as she hugged me.
“Thank you for saving my life,” she sniffed. “You didn’t have to marry the brute.”
“I wasn’t going to let you die,” I said, rubbing her back in comfort.
She pulled away, and I smiled to show her I was going to be okay.
“They better treat you good,” she said.
“I’ll let you know if they don’t,” I said reassuringly. I turned to my mom and fathers, who were waiting behind Yasmeen and Beth. Walking towards them in my long dress, I hugged them all one by one. My mom fixed the veil behind my head, droplets of tears streaming down her face. “Mama, don’t cry.”
“I’m trying not to,” she said, smiling despite her tears. My eyes burned with unshed tears.
“You’re going to make me cry again,” I said. “It was completely my choice.”
“It’s just hard to let my only baby go,” she said, full tears running down her face. I remembered the day she lost her second baby and how hard she took it. But it was inevitable that one day, I’d have to leave her. I knew she was lonely in that big palace with her cheating husbands, and my heart ached as I gave her one last hug.
“Everything will be okay, Mama.”
After saying goodbye to my fathers, I felt Kodan grab my hand, and Luke grasp my other hand, leading me toward a large truck with a pickup bed. I was instantly confused. Where was I going to sit?
Unsurprisingly, Kodan placed a step stool on the back.
“Are we really going to ride in the back?” I asked. I didn’t care if I sounded stuck-up. This was unacceptable.
“I don’t have all the riches in the world like your family,” said Kodan, ordering one of the Wild Wolfmen to toss my ten suitcases into the truck. I flinched as I saw my suitcases piled on top of each other willy-nilly. I had precious clothes and makeup collections in them.
“I don’t want to go in there,” I said in a low voice to Kodan.
“Oh yes, you are,” he growled, lifting me high and onto the truck.
It was humiliating, but I smiled and waved at everyone as I stood there on the pickup bed like nothing was wrong.
Me, the princess of Howl’s Edge, on the back of a damn truck for her wedding day. I wanted to die. I never dreamt of a wedding like this. Kodan was a brute and wasn’t even dressed correctly; Voss was a handsome player, and things felt a little awkward between myself and Luke.
I had no idea how any of this was going to work.
Five
KODAN
“You can sit here,” I said to the princess, gesturing to my lap. She looked at me with annoyance in her eyes. “You’re going to fall if you don’t.”
She slowly made her way over to me, and I quickly scooped her onto my lap. I deliberately placed her warm ass right over my hard cock. I nearly groaned out loud in the pleasure of her soft ass squirming against me. It had been a while since I last held a female like this. I sniffed in her amazing peach scent, absorbing all her softness.
Luke looked at me warily as he settled down on a large barrel, holding the side of the pickup bed for balance.
“Should I start driving?” Voss called from the front driver’s side.
“Yeah, we’re good,” I said.
The princess was staring straight ahead as we drove past the palm trees and sand of the city. The warm night air caused her white veil to swish around, covering her face nearly entirely. I couldn’t see her face or guess what she was thinking. Or if she even felt my hardness between her ass cheeks.
“Where are we going?” she asked without looking at me.
“To my tower,” I replied.