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Story: Seth
Chapter Seventeen
Aubrey
Aubrey smiled at her husband of six hours as the lavish party the assassins threw wound down.She laid her head on his shoulder and reflected how much her life had changed in such a short amount of time.
She had gotten to know and love Seth’s family over the past month, loving how dedicated they were to one another.Although she had fallen in love with Kai, Liv, and the others, she had grown closest to Xander.She found him to be brilliant at all things technical, but because of his analytical mind, he thought of all things as black and white.And because he hadn’t found a mate, he figured that he had missed the opportunity to find a mate or she had died.Although all she had was her words of encouragement and her belief that all of the assassins had a mate, Xander had believed her.They still talked about it, but Xander was more relaxed than he had been before and the sadness she’d noticed the first time they met had vanished.
Cole had finally introduced Simon, and Aubrey found Cole’s boyfriend to be genuine in his feelings for her best friend.Simon couldn’t help concealing the love he had for Cole each time he looked at him, and for the first time since she’d met Cole, she relaxed in knowing that he would be okay.
During the rehearsal for the wedding, Cole and Simon had been introduced to Seth’s immortal family.It had been comical to see Cole’s reaction to meeting the group of shifters and vampires.
“Is this a magazine cover shoot or have I died and gone to heaven?”
The immortals all laughed, quite used to the stunned reactions when first introduced, and talked and joked with Cole and Simon throughout the night and into the early morning.
As she took in the sight in front of her, her entire family gathered in one place, she relaxed against Seth’s chest.
“Thank you.”
Seth’s arm tightened around her and he smiled.“What for?”
She glanced around again, smiling at the people she loved most in the world.“For everything.”
Days before the wedding, she found herself more anxious to become Seth’s wife than nervous.When she awoke the evening of the ceremony, her anxiety gave way to happiness.The simple, yet emotional ceremony took place in the courtyard behind Kai’s house, surrounded by white peaked mountains and beautiful pine trees.Having everyone she loved gathered together on the tremendous fall night was as close to perfect as she’d ever dreamed.She had managed to quell her tears until the minister announced that they were man and wife, but when she kissed Seth, her husband, for the first time, her tears welled over.
The reception had been a whirlwind of activity.Everyone danced, including the single assassins who hadn’t bothered to bring dates.Seth had snarled a few times when Ax had held her too close to his huge body, but Aubrey knew that Ax meant no harm.He was a natural flirt.Finally, she ended up in the arms of her husband, unable to keep the smile off her face.
“What are you thinking about?”
She drew a deep breath as her eyes wandered around the eclectic group.“I finally found a home and a family, with you.I couldn’t be happier.”
Seth’s lips brushed against hers before he laid his forehead against hers.“No regrets?”
“None.”
“I love you, gorgeous.I will for the rest of my existence.”
“And I love you, husband of mine.Forever.”
The End
Aubrey
Aubrey smiled at her husband of six hours as the lavish party the assassins threw wound down.She laid her head on his shoulder and reflected how much her life had changed in such a short amount of time.
She had gotten to know and love Seth’s family over the past month, loving how dedicated they were to one another.Although she had fallen in love with Kai, Liv, and the others, she had grown closest to Xander.She found him to be brilliant at all things technical, but because of his analytical mind, he thought of all things as black and white.And because he hadn’t found a mate, he figured that he had missed the opportunity to find a mate or she had died.Although all she had was her words of encouragement and her belief that all of the assassins had a mate, Xander had believed her.They still talked about it, but Xander was more relaxed than he had been before and the sadness she’d noticed the first time they met had vanished.
Cole had finally introduced Simon, and Aubrey found Cole’s boyfriend to be genuine in his feelings for her best friend.Simon couldn’t help concealing the love he had for Cole each time he looked at him, and for the first time since she’d met Cole, she relaxed in knowing that he would be okay.
During the rehearsal for the wedding, Cole and Simon had been introduced to Seth’s immortal family.It had been comical to see Cole’s reaction to meeting the group of shifters and vampires.
“Is this a magazine cover shoot or have I died and gone to heaven?”
The immortals all laughed, quite used to the stunned reactions when first introduced, and talked and joked with Cole and Simon throughout the night and into the early morning.
As she took in the sight in front of her, her entire family gathered in one place, she relaxed against Seth’s chest.
“Thank you.”
Seth’s arm tightened around her and he smiled.“What for?”
She glanced around again, smiling at the people she loved most in the world.“For everything.”
Days before the wedding, she found herself more anxious to become Seth’s wife than nervous.When she awoke the evening of the ceremony, her anxiety gave way to happiness.The simple, yet emotional ceremony took place in the courtyard behind Kai’s house, surrounded by white peaked mountains and beautiful pine trees.Having everyone she loved gathered together on the tremendous fall night was as close to perfect as she’d ever dreamed.She had managed to quell her tears until the minister announced that they were man and wife, but when she kissed Seth, her husband, for the first time, her tears welled over.
The reception had been a whirlwind of activity.Everyone danced, including the single assassins who hadn’t bothered to bring dates.Seth had snarled a few times when Ax had held her too close to his huge body, but Aubrey knew that Ax meant no harm.He was a natural flirt.Finally, she ended up in the arms of her husband, unable to keep the smile off her face.
“What are you thinking about?”
She drew a deep breath as her eyes wandered around the eclectic group.“I finally found a home and a family, with you.I couldn’t be happier.”
Seth’s lips brushed against hers before he laid his forehead against hers.“No regrets?”
“None.”
“I love you, gorgeous.I will for the rest of my existence.”
“And I love you, husband of mine.Forever.”
The End