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Braxton turned to me, his lips parted, his eyes filled with emotion.
“You gave me back my house.”
“You gave me my freedom.”
Braxton laughed. “Kinley, you gave me back mylife.”
He pulled me closer and kissed me.
“I love you,” I said.
“I can’t believe you did this,” he answered. “You’re…everything.”
He picked me up and spun me around, and my laughter danced through the trees.
“Let’s get back down there,” I said when Braxton put me down again. “We have a ceremony to get to.”
We walked back, hand in hand.
When we pulled up in front of the venue, Dagger ran up to us. He wore his suit.
“You’re not supposed to see the bride before the wedding!” he cried out. “It’s bad luck, or something.”
Braxton took my hand and kissed my knuckles.
“Everything about Kinley is good luck.”
“The lucky rabbit’s foot, eh?” Dagger said and laughed.
We shook our heads at the stupid joke.
“I’ll see you up there,” I said and kissed Braxton on the mouth before I hurried around the side of the venue.
Uma was in the dressing room, waiting for me.
“Where were you?” she asked. “You need hair and makeup done.” She led me to a chair, and two shifters worked their magic, one painting my face and the other pinning flowers into my hair.
“I took him to the house,” I said and glanced at Uma. “I had to.”
Uma’s eyes sparkled. “And?”
“It was the right thing to do,” I said, beaming.
They didn’t take long to do my hair and makeup; I preferred to go with a more natural look.
When I was ready, Uma led me to the venue door.
My biological father, Harold, met me at the door, and my mother, Marina, stood by him. I still couldn’t believe they were back in my life.
After the dust had settled from the attack, Uma had worked her magic and found my missing parents.
It had been decades since our separation, and when I met them for the first time, it felt like our souls had been reunited. I recognized them immediately. They looked exactly the same as they had in my vision. Although they had missed my childhood, we still had centuries before us to reconnect.
We closed the gap that time had stretched between us, and now they were an active part of my life, and a part of our pack. Braxton loved them just as much as I did, and we were all grateful to finally have the family we always wanted.
I never blamed them for giving me up. They had done the right thing that had led me to the exact place I was always meant to be.
“Ready?” my father asked. It was time for my parents to walk me down the aisle.
I nodded. I was readier than ever to be Braxton’s wife, to be the alpha’s mate, and to have a home.
Braxton had bought me, but he’d saved me from a life of fear.
I’d saved him from a nightmare that had haunted him for centuries.
Now, in front of our pack, we would be united as a fated mate pair, and we would walk hand in hand into the rest of our lives.
And our freedom.
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