“This is our world now, Blue. There is no turning back.” I whisper.
He keeps his back turned to me for a long moment before turning back to face me. “It’s worth it as long as I have you.”
“We’ll be safe with your father’s pack.” I reply. “Nothing bad will happen to us and time will fly by before you know it and someday we will be safe to return here again.”
Blue nods and then steps closer as his hands reach for my hips.
He grins down at me. “So, what was it that had you so excited downstairs?” He asks changing the subject.
I bounce on my feet as I once again get excited. “My father is going to allow me to have a real wedding instead of having the mating ceremony.”
“Seriously, he’s going to let us do that?” Blue replies.
I nod. “Yes, he’s letting me do whatever I want.”
“That’s great, Sweetheart.” Blue replies before pulling me close for a long passionate kiss.
“I’ll give you two some more time alone.” Titus grunts awkwardly before leaving my room.
The door shuts and Blue picks me up before wrapping my legs around his waist. “I thought he’d never leave.” He chuckles as he carries me into the bathroom and then sits me down on the edge of the sink.
As he steps away from me to turn on the water for a bath I sigh softly. “What kind of wedding would you like?”
Glancing back at me he smiles. “I’ve always wanted a sort of rustic wedding to be honest. I went to a wedding once that had all kinds of rustic themed things. From then on when I pictured myself getting married that’s what always came to mind.”
“You’ve really thought about that, huh.” I tease.
He chuckles. “Do with it what you will but that’s pretty much the only input I’ll be worth.”
“I think I’ll use your idea. I never let myself think about what kind of wedding I wanted since it’s not something my pack does.” I reply.
Moving over towards me again, Blue smiles brightly. “I will love it no matter what you decide to do.”
Kissing me softly he begins tugging at my shirt to pull it over my head.
After it’s off he picks me up and then stands me on my feet so he could strip me of my jeans as well.
“Take a bath with me.” He whispers between more kisses.
I nod and he quickly strips himself and the rest of my clothing off before picking me up and moving us into the bathtub.
Thankfully the tub was large enough for the both of us to fit in comfortably.
Situating ourselves I sit in front of him in between his legs with my back reclined against his chest.
“I never thought I’d have this, you know.” Blue whispers over my shoulder. “I never thought when I became a Hunter that I would ever have the chance to have someone I loved in my arms. From day one I vowed off of ever loving anyone. I was too afraid of losing them.”
“After Gage died I never thought I’d have this either.” I confess softly.
Hell, I never thought I’d ever be happy again.
I had feared the day when my reoccurring dream would drive me mad and I ended up taking my own life just to have some relief.
“I love you, Blue.” I add softly as I turn my head to kiss him.
“I love you too.” He replies with a grin.
25-Plans
“We only have today and tomorrow to get this done, Harley, I don’t know if I can handle it all.” I groan as we walk through the aisles of a wedding store.
“We can do this, Parker. Ariel is getting the food figured out and we’ve nearly gotten most of the supplies that we need. All we have to do is order flowers, find you a dress, and pick out a cake. The rest will fall right into place.” Harley reassures me for the millionth time.
“But…” I trail off as Harley gives me a death glare.
“No buts, Parker. We will make this perfect even if I have to kill someone.” She states seriously.
I nod and continue down the aisle as we place plates and other necessities into our shopping cart.
At the end of the aisle I stop abruptly.
Lake was standing right in front of me wearing a disgusted look.
“Did you kill him?” He clips out.
I sigh roughly and shake my head. “I didn’t kill him, Lake. I saved his life. He’s doing fine, we’re actually getting married.”
He snorts. “You can’t be serious.”
“I am serious.” I clip out in annoyance.
“Why are you here, Lake?” I change the subject.
I just wanted to get straight to the point of why he was here.
“I’m here to give you a message from Pops.” He replies. “He wanted you to know that the truce your father has between the Hunters and his pack still stands but you are exempt for turning Hunters into wolves.”
I nod my head but Harley pushes past me to poke Lake in the chest. “She saved my life and Damon’s. The Hunters have no right to go after Parker. Damon and I both have no grudges against Parker for what she did.”
“She should have let you die.” Lake spits out. “The only reason you don’t hate her now is because she has you tricked.”
“Leave it alone, Harley. They will never understand.” I state in her mind to keep her from attacking Lake.
She nods and glances back at me. “I’m happy I’m no longer blind to the truth.” She clips out at Lake before pushing past me again.
“Is that all you have to say?” I ask Lake.
He nods and then lunges forward with a knife held in his hand.
I grab him before he can plunge it into my chest and growl as I look into his eyes. “You have some nerve trying to do this out in the open. Next time I won’t let you live.” I warn before breaking his wrist and shoving him away.
Whimpering Lake rushes off and out the main door of the store.
I sigh and pinch the bridge of my nose before reaching down to pick up his discarded knife.
Turning around I slip it into the back of my jeans before forcing myself to smile and join Harley as she picks out some burlap cloth.
“He really had some nerve.” Harley growls.
I nod my head in agreement and then focus my mind on what we had to do next.
I couldn’t dwell on what he had said.
After a few more minutes in the wedding store we walk out with six overloaded bags each. Shoving them into the car I keep my eyes open for danger.
Since Lake had given me my warning I knew there would now be danger hidden around every corner.
I had to be ready to fight for my life at any given moment.
And I had to be prepared to order Harley to run away for help.
Once we’re in the car and Harley begins driving down the road I finally allow myself to relax, although only slightly.
“Where are we going next?” I sigh softly.
“We’re getting your dress and then we’re going home. I’ll have the cake people come to us. The last thing I need to do is haul you around to places that aren’t safe.” She replies.
“We could always have one of the pack members bake my cake. Some of the ladies are very talented when it comes to baking.” I suggest.
Harley nods in agreement. “It probably would be better.”
It doesn’t take long for us to arrive at the dress store that Harley had picked out.
It was a store clear across town near the Redwood Pack’s territory.
I was nervous getting out there but Harley didn’t seem to care one bit that we were right on the border of a pack that could easily destroy us.
Getting out of the car Harley laughs as I slowly climb out. “They aren’t going to hurt us. I made some calls and actually invited them to come to your wedding. The alpha was all too excited to see you again.”
“You invited them?” I ask in disbelief.
She nods. “I figured we could kind of use this wedding as a way to make friends with the other surrounding packs. That and he had been really k
ind to us when we ran through his territory last time.”
I nod but bite my lip. “Did my father approve of this?”
“He actually liked the idea.” She replies.
That was a huge surprise but like Harley had said it was a way of making new friends and allies.
Walking into the dress store hits me like a wave, this was really happening, I was going to be getting married.
I turn to Harley and she mimics my look before we both squeal with joy.
“You’re getting married.” Harley squeals once more before an older lady with short blonde hair greets us.
“How may I help you girls?” She questions.
“Rixon Haynes called in earlier for us.” Harley replies.
The lady’s smile brightens. “Oh, yes, he did call. Which one of you is his daughter?”
“I am.” I reply as I step forward.
“Well, it’s nice to meet you, Parker. My name is Nancy and I will help you out with whatever you need today.” She replies as she moves over to the doorway that we had come in and turns her open sign to the closed side.
As she walks back over she looks me over. “Do you have an idea of what you want?”
I shake my head. “I honestly don’t know.”
“What’s the theme of your wedding?” She asks next.
“It’s a rustic theme.” I reply.
She nods her heads as she gets lost in thought for a moment. “How about I pick out some dresses and bring them to you. We can try them on and you can pick out what you like the best and we can go from there. How does that sound?”
“That sounds good.” I answer with a bright smile.
She motions for us to follow her through the store before we stop in a room with a wrap around mirror.
“You two can sit there and I’ll be right back.” Nancy states and then leaves Harley and me alone.
As we sit my phone chirps with a message.
Blue: Is everything going alright?
Me: Everything is fine. We ran into Lake though.
Instead of messaging me back he uses the connection between us to talk. “What happened?” He asks worried.
“He came with a warning.” I reply shortly.
“And…” Blue pushes.
“And he might have tried to kill me.” I confess.
After a moment of silence Blue speaks again in my mind. “I’m coming to wherever you are with Rowan, Dillon, and Damon. I’m not leaving you alone again.”
He doesn’t give me a chance to argue with him before our connection ends.
I place my head into my hands and groan.
“What’s going on?” Harley asks.
“The guys are coming. They don’t want us to be alone.” I sigh.
She nods and then laughs abruptly. “You’re terrible at keeping secrets.”
“I can’t keep anything from him, Harley.” I shake my head and laugh along with her.
“That’s what love does.” She grins.
Nancy soon returns with an entire rack of dresses for me to try on.
I grin and stand up before sorting through them picking the ones I liked best and removing the ones that I didn’t like at all.
By the time I make it through all of the dresses the door to the store dings alarming Nancy that someone was coming in.
“That’s probably my fiancé.” I state quickly.
She nods and moves out of the room before coming back with the guys following close behind.
Blue instantly pulls me into a hug before slipping the knife that I had gotten from Lake from the back of my pants.
He holds it in front of us as he searches my eyes. “You should have told me, Sweetheart.”
“I didn’t want you to worry.” I reply softly.
He nods and leans in for a quick kiss before stepping back and hiding the knife in the back of his own pants.
“At least now you can help me narrow my choices down for a dress.” I sigh.
He grins widely. “This might actually be fun.”
I snort and then turn to Nancy. “I’m ready to try the first one on.”
She nods and then leads me to a changing room just off of the main room while pulling the cart of dresses along with us.
She hands me the first dress. “I’ll be right out here if you need any help getting into it.”
I nod and then close myself inside the room.
Taking a deep breath I hold the dress up to my body before hanging it on the wall so that I could strip my jeans and shirt off.
A moment later I slip into the dress and hold the back closed as I study myself in the mirror.
The dress was strapless and had lace on either side of the beaded corset top.
The bottom fanned out and had a longer back that trailed behind.
I was instantly in love with it.
Stepping out of the room Nancy wordlessly helps me with the zipper in the back before stepping in front of me.
“This is the one.” She whispers.
I nod as I fight back my emotions.
She smiles brightly as she fixes my hair up a bit. “Watch his eyes when you step out. I guarantee he will love this dress too.”
I nod again and bite my lip before taking that first step towards where the others were waiting.
Before I reach the doorway I take a deep breath before stepping out onto the platform in the middle of the mirrors.
I watch Blue’s eyes as he turns to look at me.
They heat instantly.
Nancy leans in close. “I told you.” She whispers.
I giggle softly and nod as she moves around me fixing the dress so I could see exactly how it would fit me.
Harley bounds up onto the platform with me.
She claps her hands together as she holds back her excitement.
“That’s the one.” She nearly screams inside my head.
After a few minutes of staring at myself in the mirrors I look to Blue for his opinion. “What do you think?”
He shrugs as if it’s no big deal. “I like it.”
I nod and scrunch my nose as I look into the mirror again. “I don’t think I like it.” I lie.
Giving me a wink Nancy helps me off of the platform and back to the dressing room to take the dress off.
Out in the main room Harley begins talking loudly with the others to keep them from overhearing my conversation with Nancy.
“I want this one for sure but is there any way to change the lace on the sides to a black lace and maybe add some black beads to the top?” I question her softly.
She nods. “I can do that without a problem.”
“Can you do it all by tomorrow?” I ask next.
“I’ll have it done before you leave here today.” She promises.
Pulling her into an abrupt hug I thank her. “You have no idea how much that means to me, thank you.”
I let her go and she smiles as tears fill her eyes. “You’re welcome, Parker. Your mom would have loved to see you in this dress.”
Before I even ask she nods. “I knew your mom well. She came in here often to look at these dresses while talking about you.”
This time tears fill my eyes as I point to the dress I still had on. “Did she pick that one out for me?”
Nancy nods. “Yes, she did. That’s why I put it on the rack first. I knew you’d love it the second you put it on.”
“Thank you.” I whisper with emotion clogging my voice.
She nods and hands me another dress. “We need to make this look as real as we can so he doesn’t realize you’ve already picked your dress.”
I smile and move into the room before slipping out of the first dress.
I hand it out the door to Nancy before changing into the next dress.
This one had straps but the dress didn’t fan out like the one before. It hugged my body snuggly. The whole thing was plain with just a little bit of bead work around the top.
As I step out I snort. “This might drive him a bit crazy.”<
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Nancy nods as she sits in a chair next to the changing room taking out the lace from my first dress.
She moves to stand but I stop her. “Keep working on that one. I’ll have Harley help us out.”
Nodding she sits back down and continues to work as I step out onto the platform again.
Dillon and Rowan let out low whistles.
Blue’s jaw drops and Damon grunts as he turns his attention fully towards Harley.
“I like that one.” Blue blurts.
I roll my eyes as I look at him. “Of course you do.”
Harley once again comes up to inspect the dress closer, playing her part as if she didn’t already know that I had picked my dress.
“I need your help in the back.” I whisper.
She nods and then follows me back to the changing room to try on another dress.
After trying on a few more dresses I decide enough was enough.
The guys were growing restless and bored and even I was on the verge of groaning at the thought of putting on another dress.
There was only one dress I wanted.
Nancy had finished the touches I had requested and I was eager to try it on one last time before we left.
In the dressing room I slip the dress on and smooth my hands over the material.
It was perfect.
The lace and the bead work were perfect too.
Slipping it back off I change into my regular clothes before walking out and handing the dress to Nancy for her to put into a box so I could take it home today.
Once Nancy is done she hands me my box and grabs me into a hug. “You’re going to be beautiful.”
“Thank you.” I reply back and quickly wipe the tears that fall from my eyes.
“Go on out and I’ll take care of the rest, Parker.” Harley instructs.
I nod and go out into the mirrored room.
“Oh thank god.” Dillon groans. “I don’t think I could have handled looking at another dress. Don’t get me wrong you looked amazing but it’s no fun if we can’t see more skin.”
I laugh. “I picked one out and have it in here already.”
“Good, now we can get back home where it’s safe.” Blue sighs softly as he stands and then pulls me into his arms.
A few moments later Harley walks out with Nancy and motions for us to go ahead and leave the store.
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