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She latched on to that cold word that left a chill creeping over her skin. “FBI? Do you mean Sentry won’t be the only security for the event?”
Before he could respond, a knock on the door interrupted.
Julius broke away from her. She spun to watch his muscles rolling with each stride he took to reach the door. As he cracked it to see who was interrupting them, his hand twitched toward his weapon.
Then he swung it wide, and her mother stepped in.
A cry burst from Avalynn. Her momma opened her arms, and they met in the center of the room, hugging and crying.
Just behind her mother, Julius looked on with a tender smile on his face.
“Mom, I can’t believe you’re here!”
She clasped Avalynn tight. “I wouldn’t miss this!”
Over her mother’s shoulder, Avalynn met Julius’s warm stare.Thank you, she mouthed to him.
He gave her a small nod in return. A gesture that would read as insignificant to most people, but to her, it meant so much.
Suddenly, her mom pulled away and turned to Julius. With a shooing motion, she ushered him to the door. “You won’t see Julius until you walk down the aisle.”
He swung to the door and paused in the opening to look back at Avalynn. “See you there.”
Her heart hitched and then flew even higher. Emotions sparked inside her like a thousand twinkle lights. When he sent her one last long glance, her own song played in her head.
Left alone with her mom, Avalynn landed again on the flat ground of reality. “Mom, you know why this is all happening, right?”
Her mother tilted her head. “A lovely woman named Lark filled me in.”
She gulped. “And what exactly did she say?”
“That this all needs to happen quick to settle the rumors.”
Her cheeks tingled with relief. At least her momma would witness her only daughter’s wedding under the delusion that she was marrying Julius out of love.
“Honey, he may betiny—if you know what I mean—but that boy has a huge heart.”
She choked on her own shock, which sent her into a coughing fit. That couldn’t be good for her throat. Her mother hurried to a mini-fridge and withdrew a bottled water. She passed it to Avalynn, and she uncapped it to take a sip.
After the first swallow, she asked the number one question burning on her tongue since Julius told her what was going on.
“How did this all happen?”
“Your fiancé took care of everything.”
“But…don’t I need to sign a license?”
“I guess he found a way around it. Maybe your manager signed in your stead.”
Or the FBI she knew would be an added layer of security to the event. They had their ways.
“This is happening,” she whispered.
Her mother’s grin turned watery, and she laughed through some motherly tears. “He’s surprised you with a wedding!”
Her focus slid to the garment bag revealing the gown she was supposed to wear. Julius probably got her stylist in on the matter—but knowing his alpha tendencies, he would have given his approval.
Another knock at the door shifted her attention again.
