Page 58 of Unbreak Me
“He told us he met the girl he was going to marry, and no one was going to tell him any different. As soon as he brought you home, we knew he was telling the truth. We felt the love you guys had for one another and knew one day we would be standing here.” I hold Ryder’s gaze and see everything I’m feeling mirrored back at me.
“A love like yours doesn’t happen every day. I was lucky enough to find it with Meaghan, and Travis found it in Sophia. Hold onto this love with both hands and cherish it every day as you walk this life together.” I smile as I watch Travis share a look with Sophia. He briefly whispers something in her ear before swiping away one of her tears.
Max looks at me from Sophia’s side and gives me a smile I feel deep in my soul. I glance at Ryland in Meaghan’s arms before meeting Jake and Miles’s smiling eyes. There’s so much love gathered around us right now, filling me with so much peace and a deep knowing that everything that happened to us only made our love stronger. I get lost in Ryder again as his greys give me everything. We are right where we are meant to be and will always choose each other.
“I know you both wrote your own vows, so I’ll let you take it from here,” Trevor smiles at us.
Ryder turns to me, and his eyes capture me with the love I see in them.
“Eve, I think it’s safe to say I fell in love with you the moment I saw you. It was like finding a piece of me that I didn’t know was missing, and on that day, you became my everything.” I blink back the tears and see him do the same. He squeezes my hands before continuing. “When we were apart, I felt unwhole. Half of me was missing, and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t get it back. I’m now grateful you kept that part of me while you were gone. If it provided you any strength to lean on until you and our daughter found your way back to me, then I’ll gladly give up the other part of my soul for you. It was always yours to have.”
I let the tears fall silently down my cheeks as his eyes hold mine. “You’ve always been my evening sun and always will be. You and our daughter are my everything, and I will love you both and any future kids we have together for as long as my soul is in existence because this lifetime will never be enough.”
I wipe the tears and smile through them when he mouthsI love you.
I love you,I mouth back. Taking a deep breath, I try and get my emotions under control so I can speak.
“Ryder, the day we met was the first time I ever felt a love like that, and it absolutely terrified me. I was so scared that it would be taken from me, but through your love, you made me feel safe. You became my everything, too. You showed me every day what it felt like to be loved…what it felt like to be wanted,” I say softly through my tears. He reaches out and swipes one away with his thumb. He gives me an encouraging smile to continue, knowing it still hurts to talk about my childhood.
“While I was gone, your love gave me the strength I needed. Not coming back was never an option. I could no more live without you than I could try to live without air. I need you…we need you.” I glance at our daughter, and he follows my gaze. His eyes glisten with love as he looks at her.
She gives him a toothy grin and points at him. “Daddy.”
“Hi, baby girl,” he says softly before wiping his eyes and focusing on me.
“I will love you forever, Ryder,” I say softly. “As long as my soul exists, I am yours.”
“And I am yours,” he says seconds before his lips meet mine.
“How about we make this official so you can kiss your wife next time.” Trevor chuckles when we finally break apart. Max walks over and hands him the rings.
“Thanks, little man.” Ryder smiles down at Max, and he beams up at him before walking back over to Travis and Sophia. Taking my left hand, he slides the wedding band on that matches my engagement ring.
“Ryder, do you take Eve to be your wife, to love and to cherish forever?”
“I do.” He kisses my ring finger and winks at me.
“Eve, do you take Ryder to be your husband, to love and to cherish forever?”
I slide the black band on his finger. “I do.” I grin as his hands dive into my hair, and his lips meet mine.
“I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may nowcontinueto kiss the bride,” Trevor laughs while everyone cheers. I see them walk toward the photographer out of the corner of my eye, giving us a moment alone.
“I love you, Mrs. Montgomery,” he murmurs against my lips.
“I love you, my husband,” I whisper as we break apart.
“God, I love hearing you say that.” He brushes back a piece of my hair before placing another soft kiss on my lips. “My wife…”
“And I love hearing you say that. It does something to me,” I feel my body respond to his words, and his eyes turn a darker shade of grey.
“I have a lot planned formy wifelater. With my parents watching Ryland, I plan on taking advantage of every available space in our home.”
“I look forward to what my husband has planned for me.” He softly groans, and I feel him get hard against me.
Bending close to my ear, I feel his breath against my skin. My heart rate accelerates when I feel his tongue come out to taste my neck.
“Alright, you two. Save it for later,” I hear Miles laugh off in the distance. “You are wanted by the photographer now,” Miles shouts over to us.
