If I thought the dress my dishonest friends designed on my back was dazzling on the hanger, it’s nothing compared to the way it looks on me. I’ve never seen anything like it. The pearly fabric hugs my curves, the cleavage plunging between my breasts and thin straps leaving my back and flanks almost completely bare. The skirt ripples in a cascade of shiny chiffon, with a modest tail flowing behind of me as I walk.
Of course, my threat to spoil my makeup with tears is soon fulfilled when my eyes they fill with tears and I reach out to Cora and Elizabeth, babbling thanks and declarations of love for both . Then calm me down for a few minutes, before my sister puts her down .
“Enough.” Cora says after my third outpouring of thanks, ” no let’s waste all this beauty on us. Your companion is waiting. ”
My heart is pounding as we leave the suite, and I stroke itmy belly amazed. Your daddy did it again, I tell my puppy. Be sure to pay close attention to his romantic instincts as he grows up and simply ignore it Mom’s . YouI definitely want to follow your example when it’s time to choose a mate. Even as I think about the words, I realize how deeply I believe in them. I couldn’t ask for a better example for my son, and I almost start crying again just thinking about thekind of man we’re going to raise together.
I don’t even care about walking into the unknown anymore, not when I know Sinclair is pulling the strings behind it all . I lift my skirts as we leave my room, smiling insanely at the white heels lace peeking beneath my belly._I expected Cora and Isabel to take me to the ballroom, instead I I found myself following them towards the palace gardens, my breath gasping for breath as we approached . When the balcony doors open, I have a moment of startled panic when I fear that my kneescan really give up – and the last thing I want to do is fall off ass before even taking a step down the hall.
Still , if anyone is to blame for my vertigo, it’s surely the palace elves who are working their magic to create the scene before we . It must have taken days, but I managed to lose everything. _ _ _ _ _ the neatly landscaped flower beds and familial topiaries carved were concealed by a vision directly from a fairy tale. An enchanted forest spreads out where once there was only a labyrinth of hedges, shrouded in fairy lights and wildflowers. Lanterns cast bright amber light upon the petal—path scattered at my feet, which descends into an arch of tall trees. And in the center , of the
All the Alpha delegations , the Vanaran courtiers and dozens and dozens of refugees became lined up in the spaces between the trees. _ _ I feel your manifestation of support and affection as a tangible hug, and I I can only laugh and smile with incandescent happiness. The nursery puppies are all dressed in formal dresses and small tuxedos, and Isabel leads them down the hallway as they scatter more flower petals whenever they can.
Ethereal music floats in the air, though I can’t decipher its origin . As the music changes, my sister turns to me. ” Are you ready? She asks, cackling and wiping away a tear that escaped my cheek. “Are you handing me over? ” I sob, wondering how I can stay serene enough to through my vows .
“Of course not. ” Cora laughs. “That’s a human tradition. Wolves believe that nothing can break family ties, and finding your mate certainly can’t it means giving up on your family. I’m just here to show you the way. ”
“What if I want you to walk with me? ” I ask, feeling – I am strangely vulnerable. It’s not like Sinclair hasn’t already claimed me, or that this is changing anything . However, at the same time, I can’t help but feel the magnitude of this ceremony . Maybe it has something to do with the fact that we’ve been through so much time of our relationship stuck to secrets, and now everything is open . _ _ _ Maybe it’s because dedicating ourselves to each other in particular feels so intimate and meaningful, but to do so before the whole world confers a inevitable gravity to the case . Maybe it’s simply the visceral magic in the air, like an electric current pulsing around us and within us – in a way that makes me wonder if the Goddess can be looked at for us right now. _
“Well, only a monster would refuse such a request. Cora smiles, moving – moving to my side and wrapping her arm around mine. ” I’ve got you, little sister.” _
My vision blurs and I look at my sister with trembling lips , “I Love You”.
Cora lowers her forehead, resting it against mine and swallowing mein his chocolate gaze. “I love you too. “A wave of Alpha power hits us as we take this moment, and I understand that my companion is feeling impatient..
“We’d better go. “Cora laughs,” before he comes here and decides accompany him personally. As we begin our descent , Sinclair’s expression goes from devotion to voracious and possessive, then comes back again at least three times. I can’t take my eyes off him, and I can feel his passion for me so intensely how much I feel my own desire.
I am amazed to feel so much joy as the war progresses, when we still have so many challenges ahead and we will part ways in a matter of days. _ _ _ And yet I am. I feel like we’ve stolen a moment in time – like this night and the celebration of our love would go on forever – even if only in our hearts. And I suppose so, because no matter what happens in the future, always We’ll have that moment together. _ _ we will always be _able to look back and remember, from Find constrength and consolation in our scandalous joy. It’s an amazing gift, and I want nothing more than to savor every second.
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