Page 73 of Knot Excused
But I never even dreamed of a wedding.
Never thought being mated to a Pack would ever be anything but a drudgery.
To find a Pack to truly love was beyond my wildest dreams.
I can’t help smiling at Rook too, ready to get up to the front and feel my Alpha’s touch.
Finally Otis has decided the expectant audience is ready to see his resplendent suit from a different angle, so he pats my arm reassuringly as we reach the front.
Then he bows deeply to Rook, Erain, and Teddy, just in case anyone has forgotten that he considers himself one of the Stars of the wedding.
“Take good care of her,” he admonishes. “Or you’ll have me to deal with.”
I can see Mary shaking her head in the audience, but Rook nods seriously. As one of my first friends in the palace Otis will always get the kid glove treatment and I love that for him.
“Thank you,” I whisper as I turn and hug Otis tightly around the neck. “For everything. You’re the best.”
My First Alpha is already holding me firmly by the elbow, putting an arm around my thickening waist to help me up the steps.
And then I feel Erain and Teddy, their arms around me, too, and the claiming marks on my throat throb and pulse with joy as they draw me lovingly up the stairs and we pledge our never-ending love to each other.
