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The middle of June came swiftly, as Ren had expected it would. Along with being busy with training young wolves and working at the shop, it had taken nearly every minute of the last six weeks to get the house back to normal. The day before the wedding, he and Kismet had finally been able to move back in. And not a day too soon. The apartment was nice—what Kismet calledcozy—but it was just too small. He’d been very glad to walk into the house that morning. Everything was new in the house, from the paint and carpet to the furniture and appliances. The exterior looked as it had before, but inside there was a whole new vibe. It was no longerhishouse, but it wastheirs. They’d chosen every single replacement item together, and aside from having a disagreement over the color of the couch—which he’d let her win because he was a gentleman and alsonotan idiot—it had been cathartic for both of them to see the house put back to rights.
“What are you doing?” he asked as he stepped onto the back patio. Kismet kneeled on the grass in the center of the yard, her wings out and her hands hovering at her sides.
“Looking at the plants.”
“What plants?” There was nothing but grass in the yard.
She glanced at him with a smile. “The ones underground. I’ve been surveying the yard with my power to see what’s in here that we can use for an archway for the ceremony.”
The ceremony would be in their backyard. The omegas should be there soon to set up the rows of chairs for the guests. Along with their family members and several fae, the high-ranked pack members and elders were coming to the ceremony. The rest of the pack would be waiting for them at Acksel and Brynn’s home for the reception.
“Ah,” she said suddenly, her wings twitching with interest. “I knew there was something good in here.”
Before he could ask what she saw that wasgood, she wiggled her fingers and her hands glowed with golden light. She pushed her hands forward and turned them so her palms faced up. The ground shook slightly, then two sets of branches shot up several feet in front of her. The branches twisted and grew as dark-green leaves and blossoms appeared, opening quickly to show dark-pink roses. The branches split and grew into two thick columns, which rose seven feet in the air, curved and met in the center. The beautiful archway was covered with roses and looked so perfect, he didn’t think a florist could have done a better job.
He strode through the yard to her and helped her stand. “It’s beautiful.”
“Thanks. I can picture us standing right here tomorrow afternoon.” She turned to face him and took his hands in hers. “I’ll promise to love you forever.”
He smiled. “And I’ll promise to take care of you forever.”
“Can you believe we’re going to be married tomorrow?”
“It’s about time you made an honest male out of me.”
She chuckled. “Well, it’s the right thing to do.”
He cupped her face, gazing into her emerald eyes. “Love you so much, Kismet. You’re the best thing that ever happened to me.”
She blinked suddenly luminous eyes at him. “Don’t get all mushy on me! You’re going to make me cry.”
He kissed her with a chuckle, loving the way she melted against him with a soft sigh in her throat.
There was a whistle behind them and Ren looked up to see Adam and Jeremiah at the side of the house with white folding chairs under their arms. “Is it okay for us to set up the chairs?”
“Yeah, you bet. Let me help.”
Honey and Dani appeared behind them, carrying chairs, and Kismet said, “I’m going to get my shears and ribbon so we can tie bouquets to the ends of the chairs. Will you help me?”
Honey nodded enthusiastically. “We’d love to.”
Jeremiah laughed. “You just don’t want to carry chairs.”
“Guilty,” Honey said.
While the males set up the chairs, leaving a wide aisle between them, Kismet, Honey, and Dani cut flowers from Kismet’s garden, tying them with pink ribbon and hanging them from the chairs on the end of each row.
“Forecast is good for tomorrow,” Adam said. “We’ll be over at the reception making sure everything is ready.”
“Thanks for your help,” Ren said.
“Bet you’re glad to be home,” Jeremiah said, looking at the house.
“Definitely.”
After the yard was set up for the ceremony, Dani and Honey helped Kismet make the bouquets and boutonnieres. Ren grabbed drinks for them, and he and the males sat with the females on the new patio furniture.
“Your dad is walking you down the aisle?” Honey asked.
