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I scan the room once more, wishing like hell that Kenny was here so that I knew she was safe. My need to have her right beside me, or at least in my eye line, is becoming a bit of an obsession, but right now it’s stronger than ever as I look at all these strangers.
Did they know Warren? Do they know the secrets he unearthed? Do they want my girl too?
My heart races and sweat begins to soak into the collar of this ridiculous outfit James has us wearing. I'd have been more than happy to sit at the back of the congregation and watch this thing from afar; I didn't need to be up here, a part of everyone's attention as they wait for the bridal party.
A smile tugs at my lips. That's where my girl is.
She's with Remi and Hadley, getting ready to be Sarah's bridesmaids. I have no clue what they're wearing—none of them would tell us. But knowing Sarah, their dresses probably don't match the ideas the three of us have in our heads.
I blow out a breath, getting more and more restless without her.
"Boys, you ready? Sarah and the girls are on their way." James’ voice cuts through my thoughts as I have no choice but to take my position beside him.
"Who are all these people?" Ace asks him.
"Friends, colleagues... associates."
My stomach twists once more at having my suspicions confirmed.
"Are they all part of—" James cuts me a look that has my words vanishing.
Well, okay then.
A door at the very end of the room opens and James’ eyes jump to it. I have no idea if he thinks it's going to be Sarah, but seeing as the music's not yet changed, I think he's going to be disappointed. But despite the fact it's clearly not her, his face lights up a little at whoever he finds.
Following his line of sight, I find an older man standing in the doorway.
"Who's—" I don't get a chance to ask more, because he walks into the room, revealing two younger guys behind him.
"Holy fuck, is that Bexley?" Ace barks, louder than necessary.
He looks different now, and not just because the last time we saw him he was covered in his own blood, thanks to Ace's fists. He's bigger than he was, despite the fact that he clearly doesn't play football any more thanks to Ace fucking up his arm. He looks older, wiser, a little less like the pretentious prick he once was. But even with all that, my fists curl over what he almost did to Remi.
"Fuck," Cole breathes, finally getting with the program. "He needs to fucking leave. He's not welcome—"
Just as Ace takes a step forward, the music changes. "Fuck," he spits as the three of us watch Bexley Danforth and the guy, who I also vaguely recognize, slide into a pair of empty seats.
"The second this is over, he's fucking out of here," Ace fumes. "He's not getting anywhere near Remi ever again."
I totally understand. I don't want the motherfucker near any of our girls. But I also can't deny that I want to ask him some serious fucking questions.
He was on that board. Warren knew shit about him. He must know shit.
I need to get some answers.
My head is still spinning when the doors once again reopen, but this time, the person I find standing there calms everything that’s bubbling over inside me.
Kenny stands with Hadley and Remi, the three of them in matching floor-length emerald green gowns, the exact same color as the ties around our necks.
All three of them look incredible, but my eyes firmly lock on my girl.
My fists uncurl as her eyes find mine and I relax, knowing that she's safe, that she's been looked after by Sarah and the girls.
The music changes again, and she takes a step forward. My heart pounds in my chest as she keeps her eyes locked with mine.
I forget about everything else, and, as she moves toward me, the only thing that exists in the world is her. I guess that's exa
ctly how it's meant to be as your girl walks down the aisle toward you, even if they're not actually there to marry you.
