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“It is as if it were made just for you,” Sarah said, and Kayla cringed a little. She wasn't entirely sure that her friend sounded happy at seeing the family heirloom on her finger.
Holding her breath, she turned to her friend and asked, “Are you sure you're okay with this?”
Sarah smiled and laid a hand on Kayla's shoulder. “So long as the two of you are happy, then so am I.”
“I most definitely am,” Lance said, and when he gripped hold of her hips again, pulling her into him, she felt a rush of desire the likes of which had been getting more and more frequent of late.
As he kissed her all over again, Kayla realized she had never been happier than she was in that moment.
Finally, all seemed right with the world. She had her mate. Her best friend was talking to her again. She even suspected that she had found the perfect wedding dress for the most important day of her life.
She wasn't sure that life could possibly get any better than it was right then.
That's when Lance's phone started to ring, vibrating between them in his inner breast pocket. The way it grazed Kayla's nipple did nothing to help the desire she was feeling for her mate, and she forced herself away, releasing his neck.
Lance grabbed his phone from his pocket and said, “I should take this. It's Dash.”
Kayla's stomach twisted. It wasn't often the alpha of the pack called anybody without good reason. And right now, there was only one reason Kayla could think of for his calling Lance. Stan.
It was only then she realized she hadn't even thought about him since the day Lance had dragged him down into the Silverdale dungeons.
Considering she had lived her life in fear of him for years, that was a veritable feat indeed. And it was all thanks to Lance.
She strained her ears to listen as Lance answered the call. “Hey Dash, what's up?”
“I've finally come to a decision.”
Kayla held her breath. It didn't take much to know what decision he was talking about.
“And?” Lance asked, glancing in Kayla's direction. The look on his face suggested he was as apprehensive as she was.
“Stan will be banished from Silverdale. Our people outside of Silverdale will be warned to keep an eye on him,” Dash explained, his authoritative tone making Kayla shiver. “If he so much as puts one whisker out of line, I'll drag him right back here to face the consequences. And next time, he won't be spared.”
Kayla gulped. Though the idea of Stan being left to roam the earth freely made her feel quite sick, the knowledge that he would never set foot on Silverdale soil without cuffs on was a major relief.
“He'll be released after the wedding,” Dash continued before anyone could say anything. “Whilst the two of you are on your wolfmoon.”
Kayla trembled at that. Their decision to have a traditional wolfmoon, an entire month spent in wolf form out in the woods after their wedding, made her heart race. Returning to nature to be embraced by mother earth in their truest forms felt like the proper way to begin life with her fated mate.
When they returned to civilization after that, Stan would be gone and they could go about their lives in peace. It couldn't have sounded more perfect to Kayla's ears.
She had been wrong; this was the happiest she had felt in her entire life.
“Thanks, Dash,” Lance said. “I'll see you tomorrow for the next security meeting.”
“See you then,” Dash said, and the call was ended.
Shoving his phone back in his pocket, Lance turned to Kayla and asked, “Did you hear all of that?”
Smiling through pursed lips, Kayla nodded and threw herself at Lance all over again. Overcome with joy, she kissed him as if nobody was watching, unable to stop from laughing when Sarah groaned, “For goodness' sake, you two. Can you not keep your hands off each other for one minute?”
There was clear amusement in her friend's tone then, and Kayla knew that truly, all was right in the world.
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THE END
