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“She?” she chuckles.

“Yes, she.”

“I think you are the only person who thinks I’m having a girl.”

I don’t explain to her I’m not guessing. She and Chayton want to be surprised, so I let her believe what she wants.

She turns back toward the crowd of wolves. Liz starts her trek down the aisle. The wolves of her pack lower their heads at her when she passes them. Marley steps up beside me. Her excited energy is buzzing through me.

“This is so exciting,” she grins. “Obviously, I wasn’t at the first wedding.”

I cut my eyes over to her.

“For all they know, this is my first and only marriage.”I push the words into her mind.

She shakes her head. “I still don’t know how you can do that.”

“You don’t need to know. Now, walk me down this aisle.”

She grabs my arm, wrapping hers around mine. We walk arm and arm down the aisle. The curious gazes that stare back at me don’t bother me. However, there is a set of green eyes glaring daggers at me. Nadia looks as if she wants to strangle me. I allow her to feel the way she does. Look, if I was watching the man that dicked me down the way Enzo does marry another woman, this would have quickly turned into a funeral.

I turn my attention back to the altar, keeping my head up as I make my way to Enzo. I notice he looks damn near sick to his stomach. That is, until his gaze lands on my outfit. This cotton dress does nothing to hide my body from these wolves.

When I stop in front of him, a growl slips from his mouth and his eyes are glowing with his wolf. Even if I thought for a second that it was adorable how much his wolf desires me, that comment two days ago quickly washed away the thought.

“Hopefully she will drug me again, so I don’t know what’s happening.”

The sting of those words causes me to flinch slightly. His eyes immediately stop glowing.

“What’s wrong?” he asks.

I swipe every emotion off my face and bury it deep behind that wall in my head.

“Nothing. Let’s get this over with.” I tell him.

He looks taken aback by that last comment. But, hey, he’s not the only one unhappy about this thing.

“Dark Woods pack,” the older gentleman starts. “Tonight, we present to you the union of Beta Enzo and the …vampire.”

“Michaela,” I say. The old man looks confused.

“Her name is Michaela,” Chayton tells the old guy.

“Oh,” the old man clears his throat. “The vampire Michaela.”

I roll my eyes at his need to use my species still.

“If any of you see fit to why these two should not form a mating bond, please speak now.”

I hold my breath, waiting for the uproar of members going against this. When nothing but silence follows, I turn to look at the crowd. True enough, they don’t look all that enthused about this union, but no one outright votes against it. Turning to Chayton and seeing the glare on his face, I understand why no one speaks out. They’d never go against their Alpha.

The old guy clears his throat once again. I place my attention back on him.

“If there is no objection, Alpha Chayton, do you accept this union on behalf of your pack?”

Chayton grins, looking from me to Enzo. “The Alpha approves.”

This time, Enzo is the one that flinches. I don’t ask him why, because it doesn’t matter.