by J. R. Ward
In fact, everything seemed easier and more whole. And although she was sorry that he was now estranged from his bloodline, it certainly meant he understood why she was not interested in introducing him to her parents.
Maybe that would come later. Maybe it wouldn't.
But in the meantime, she had all the family she needed in him.
Down at the altar, Sophy arrived in front of her groom/mate/whatever, and a human in ceremonial garb began speaking from a human book. Novo could only shake her head. Would they even do a vampire mating? Probably. More attention.
"I love you," Peyton said.
Novo glanced at him again. The emotions she was feeling were complicated, and...exhausting: She was clear that she wished her sister well with her choices--and that was a change which was welcome. As for Oskar? She'd said her piece to him back at that bar, and so she was as good as she was going to get with that.
The thing that really mattered? She had her own happy life. And nobody was going to take it away from her.
Not even herself.
"You want to skip the reception," she said softy, "and head back to our place to Netflix and chill?"
The pumping growl that came back at her was exactly what she wanted, but then her male was like that. Peyton always showed up when she needed him--and usually with an erection.
Okay, that was tacky. Even if it was true.
"I love you so much..." she declared, "that it doesn't hurt."
"That's my female. That's what I'm talking about."
There was a pause. And then he got that look in his eye. "How about I just tie his shoelaces together?"
"Peyton," she hissed.
"What? You know, accidents happen. And if he happened to fall through a plate-glass window when it does?"
"Shh. Before we get kicked out of here--"
"I knew I should have brought my air horn--"
As she started to laugh, she cozied up to her male. Whatever the future held, there were two things she was sure of: One, they were going to be side by side through thick and thin, and two? She was going to be laughing all along the way.
Life was good.
Dedicated to:
Jillian and Benjamin Stein,
who are living a True Love story
With immense gratitude to the readers of the Black Dagger Brotherhood! I would also like to thank Kara Welsh and everyone at Ballantine. Thank you also to Team Waud--you know who you are--and to my beloved family, both those of blood and those of adoption.
And of course, thank you to Naamah, my wonderful WriterAssistant!
BY J. R. WARD
THE BLACK DAGGER BROTHERHOOD SERIES
Dark Lover
Lover Eternal Lover Awakened Lover Revealed Lover Unbound Lover Enshrined The Black Dagger Brotherhood: An Insider's Guide Lover Avenged Lover Mine Lover Unleashed Lover Reborn Lover at Last The King The Shadows The Beast The Chosen
BLACK DAGGER LEGACY
Blood Kiss Blood Vow Blood Fury
NOVELS OF THE FALLEN ANGELS
Covet
Crave
Envy
Rapture
Possession Immortal
THE BOURBON KINGS
The Bourbon Kings The Angels' Share Devil's Cut
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
J. R. WARD is the author of more than thirty previous novels, including those in her #1 New York Times bestselling series, the Black Dagger Brotherhood. She is also the author of the Black Dagger Legacy series and the Bourbon Kings series. There are more than fifteen million copies of her novels in print worldwide, and they have been published in twenty-six different countries around the globe. She lives in the South with her family.
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