Chapter 283: Grace
We were gathered in the small room that Alana kept calling the ‘holding room’, which I thought sounded a little too much like jail, but would lead us to the path we would all walk down. I had a been a little nervous about having an outdoor wedding in winter, but with Lycan and Werewolves it wouldn’t matter too much. Plus, Rhys had made sure to supply plenty of space heaters for the few humans who were braving the weather to come. They were so grateful that we had saved them and stopped the endless kidnappings in their city. They could live without fear now.
The snow had started falling about an hour ago, and I was secretly excited. I had always loved snow and to have it on my wedding day, was nothing short of magical. I looked at Maizie in her white dress, and Alana, Blaire, Iris and Sammy in their blush colored dresses, my heart warmed. That had been the one thing Maizie and I had discussed in depth. She hadn’t cared much about the wedding planning, but the colors of the bridesmaids and flower girl dresses, I made her help make a choice. And now as I stared out at them as they made the final preparations, I couldn’t help but feel incredibly blessed that we got to have this moment without any major threats baring down on us.
The door cracked open, and Michael popped his head in with a hand over his eyes.
“Can we come in?” He asked.
I couldn’t contain my giggles, and Maizie had to answer for me. “Yes idiot, we got dressed hours ago.”
Michael removed his blindfold and shrugged sheepishly. “Just wanted to be sure.”
He looked so grown up in his little tux. He had a bowtie that matched the girls’ dresses. I was also impressed by how good the suit fit him.
Bentley pushed past him, smacking him on the back of the head as he entered. He was going to walk Maizie down the aisle. They had apparently been rivals at the program but now had no hard feelings. The people they had been there, weren’t the same as the people they could be here, and everyone was learning that lesson.
“AUNT GRACE!” Sammy bellowed as she bounded into the room, Caleb hot on her heels.
I picked her up and swung her around. She was one of my favorite things to have come out of this war. The love I felt for her was more than I ever imagined. But that’s the thing about love, there’s always more to go around.
I had been so wrapped up in Sammy, I hadn’t noticed the way Caleb had stopped in his tracks or the way Alana was just staring at him.
“What’s happening?” Sammy asked, a little frown forming on her face. “Dad are you okay?”
“Shh.” I whispered in her ear. She might not understand now, but she would one day. She would one day be thrilled she got to witness such a thing.
“Mate.” Caleb finally said barely about a whisper.
Alana didn’t say anything. She looked like a deer in headlights. I didn’t know what the proper protocol was for this moment.
“Alana?” Caleb tried.
She turned toward him, and he took that as a good sign.
“Um let’s give them a minute,” I whispered, pulling Sammy and Michael toward the corner, and Maizie grabbed Bentley.
“What’s happening?” Sammy whispered.
“Your daddy is getting his chance.”
We waited with bated breath for something, anything to happen. Maizie pointed at the clock, but I just waved her off. Our guests and Rhys would be wondering what was happening soon, but this wasn’t something we could rush.
“There’s been a development.” I mindlinked Rhys as Alana and Caleb started to talk in low voices. We could all eavesdrop if we wanted, but it felt wrong.
“Good or bad?” He asked.
“How do you feel about getting married with your brother?”
“I am… Aren’t I?”
“One of them, yes.” I replied. “But what about both?”
“Holy fuck, it happened?” There was an eagerness in his tone that told me he was very happy for his brother, but also a little surprised that it had happed.
“It did. It’s up to Alana now.”
“Take your time. I’ll stall.”
I smiled to myself and turned back to Alana and Caleb whose lips were now glued together.
“So, are we having a triple wedding or not?” I asked.
Alana turned toward me, her mouth gaping.
“What?”
“Do you want to be a bride today?” I asked.
“You knew?” Alana demanded, leaning into Caleb, so casually it warmed my heart. They both deserved to be happy.
“I had my suspicions,” I admitted.
“Wait, wait, I haven’t even asked her yet!” Caleb interjected.
I gave him a pointed look, and he smirked, dropping down to one knee. “Alana, my heart has been yours since we were children. I took the long way to get here, and I’ve made a lot of mistakes in this life, but you have never faltered. Alana, will you marry me, despite it all?”
“Yes!” She exclaimed. “Oh my gosh, yes. Wait, but if we join you, our numbers are wrong…”
I smiled. “I have a plan.”
I quickly mindlink the two people I thought could help. They flew in through the door within moments, and everyone just stared at them in shock. After everything that had happened, I wasn’t sure how this would be received, but I hoped it would be sentimentally.
“Michael will walk with me, that isn’t changing.” I told them. “But Maizie will walk with her mom, and Alana, you’ll walk with Caleb’s… And Alana if you want to change, I do have a dress that I saw you eyeing before…”
Suddenly, we were in a bit of a mad scramble. My plan had worked flawlessly. Alana had changed into the wedding dress. It was flowy and perfect for her. The moms were thrilled to have been asked to be a part of the day, and Bentley didn’t mind having to take a seat to watch. He hadn’t really cared about being in the wedding, and he had known that he was a decoy from the beginning.
Sammy threw her flowers, and then Maizie and her mom walked down the aisle together, and the Alana and her mom. Then it was my turn.
Michael hooked his arm through mine, and I gave him a small smile before turning to face the love of my life. Everything had been in such turmoil for so much of my life, but this? This was my future. Not only was I marrying the love of my life, and getting to do it with my friends, I was officially becoming the Alpha Queen. For the first time in my life, I had a clear destination to go in, and I was running at it at full force. Together, we could do anything.
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