– Wedding Bells
–LIA’S POV–
I clutched the bouquet a little tighter as the music started.
My heart hammered in my chest, my palms feeling clammy against the stems, but I forced myself to breathe.
Everyone was staring.
Everyone always stared when you walked down an aisle. I guess I should have prepared myself for this.
The soft scent of roses drifted up from the flowers in my hands, steadying me, and I lifted my chin, focusing on the end of the aisle where Zane stood in a black suit, waiting.
It felt surreal.
My dress brushed against the floor, long and flowing, my hair pinned back with delicate clips.
His eyes found mine, gentle and certain, and a smile tugged at his lips.
My heart gave a thump in my chest.
It had been three years to our engagement, four years of us
together, and sometimes I still couldn’t believe he was mine.
I reached the altar, and he almost reached out to hold To pull me to himself.
my
But then I stepped aside, to the left of the altar, and reality
settled back in.
This wasn’t our wedding.
hand.
. Sheila was the one who was about to become Mrs. Aaron Smith.
Zane stared at me, pouting as he gestured at the distance between us. Aaron gave him a shove, scowling at him.
I held back a laugh, turning my head as the music shifted and the doors opened at the back of the hall. Gasps rippled through the pack as Sheila appeared, and my breath caught.
Her gown shimmered under the lights, delicate lace over satin, her veil falling soft around her shoulders.
Aaron’s jaw actually dropped, and I had to bite down on my lip to stop myself from grinning like an idiot. Sheila caught my eye as she started down the aisle, and I gave her a reassuring nod.
Zane, opposite me, shifted slightly, hands clasped in front of him. He refused to look away, eyes locked on me as if I’d disappear if he blinked. Heat rose up my cheeks, but I did my
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best to ignore him, keeping my eyes trained on Sheila.
This was her moment. Not ours.
Sheila reached the front, and the ceremony began. Their vows were short but heartfelt, Sheila’s voice trembling when she promised to stand with Aaron through everything, and Aaron’s breaking just enough that he had to clear his throat before finishing.
- I blinked quickly when my eyes started to sting, pretending it was just the flowers making them water.
They exchanged rings, and then we heard the words we’d been waiting to hear for so long.
“By the blessing of the Goddess, and our Alpha and Luna’s presence, you are now pronounced husband and wife.”
The pack erupted. Cheers, applause, whistles. They couldn’t hold back any more.
Howls split the air, loud and wild and joyous, echoing through the hall until it felt like the whole place was shaking with it. I laughed, clapping hard, my bouquet bouncing in my hands.
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