Page 54 of Jasper

They stared at each other for a long, quiet moment and then they both smiled and said “Yes!” at the same time. He slipped the ring on her finger and she slipped the ring on his.

He stood and caught her in his arms, bending her back slightly and kissing her sweetly and deeply, his wolf growling in happiness that she was theirs.

Finally, truly theirs.

The pack cheered, and he couldn’t have been happier than he was at this moment, sharing something so special and epic with his people. As he righted her, she brushed at tears on her cheeks and said, “I can’t believe we had the same idea!”

“When did you shop for a ring for me?”

“I ordered it through Anke at the market shop.”

“Sneaky sweetheart.” He grinned, so much in love with his soulmate. Joss cleared his throat, and Jasper said, “Hey, we can get married right now. Joss can perform the ceremony.”

“What? Really?”

“I can,” Joss said.

Jeanie stepped forward with a bouquet of white and red roses in her hand and said, “If you want to, we can.”

“Oh, this is why my mom said they would throw us a party, not host the wedding. They knew about it.”

“I wouldn’t ask you to be my wife without making sure your parents were on board with it.”

“Then yes! Let’s get married right now. Holy crap, this is amazing.”

He pulled the ring he bought for himself out of his pocket and said, “What’s even more amazing is that I also bought a ring for you to put on my finger too in case you wanted to get married right away.”

“You thought of everything, Jasper.”

“Well, I didn’t think you’d ask me to marry you,” he said with a chuckle. “But I love how much in sync we are with each other.”

Jasper called Alfie up to be his best man and Melody called Sarah, and then before he knew it, Joss was asking if he wanted to take Melody as his lawfully wedded wife, and he was saying yes, and then she was saying yes, and then there were vows and a kiss, and the pack was cheering for them once more.

When Joss pronounced them man and wife, and Jasper kissed her again, Joss shouted, “Let’s eat and shift!”

When every member of the pack had congratulated them on their mating and marriage, Jasper shook Joss’s hand and Melody hugged Jeanie, and then they parted ways to head to the tent for a little privacy.

And more.

He wanted to shower his mate with affection and he didn’t wantanywitnesses.

“Sweetheart,” Jasper said as he took her hand and led her away from the pack toward the maintenance shed and the large tent beyond it. “You’ve made me the happiest male on the planet.”

“I bet I can make you happier.”

“Yeah? I think we’ll be spending a lot of time trying to make each other very happy during our week off for our honeymoon.But right now? I need you out of that dress so I can show you how much I love you.”

She tugged his hand. “Then let’s hurry because I want that too. Right now.”

He laughed and picked her up in his arms, jogging toward the tent, excited for the night ahead.

Lots of love and orgasms.

Lion shifter Luciuswalked down the path of the safari tour during the rounds of his security detail shift. He’d taken over the night shift for Jasper, now that his friend was mated and working the safari tour check-in with his soulmate.

Wolves were funny like that, they couldn’t stand to be apart, so they always worked together.

Well, Lucius was certain he’d want to spend as much time with his soulmate as possible once he found her too. After all, he’d been waiting for her for a long time.

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