Page 223 of A Female Alpha for the Lycan Prince

“Just get us away from here,” Celine laughs and nudges Garret. “Before Marius changes his mind and jumps out of the car.”

I wrap my arms around her waist, tickling her a bit and pulling her closer. “I’d never.”

Celine laughs and lets me pull her closer until she’s in my arms.

The drive is surprisingly short though. Twenty minutes later, Garret halts in front of a fancy building. It has several floors with glassy windows, very modern. There is a concierge at the entrance. “We need to go to the rooftop,” Celine explains to him and shows him an invitation.

The man bows politely and calls the elevator for us. When we reach the top floor and step out, my breath sticks in my throat. The rooftop is beautifully decorated with flowers, everything in light colors, very subtle and simple, yet tasteful and elegant. All of our friends and family are there, and I can even spot Dave.

“Wait,” I pause to look at Celine. “This is a wedding.”

“Yes,” she smiles.

“Who’s marrying?” I ask curiously.

“Can’t you guess?”

I frown. My first bet would be Aryanna and Jazz, but I doubt they would go for a typical elegant wedding. I bet Ari would rent a club and then marry in a slamming black tight dress, and then they would have some sort of metal-rock party. “I honestly have no idea.”

“Celine, Marius,” Dante hurries towards us, a bright smile on his lips. “I’m so glad the both of you made it.”

“We wouldn’t have missed it,” Celine smiles.

“I’m sorry for not telling you.” Dante looks at me now. “But we kept it a secret, both to surprise everyone and to keep the rumors from spreading… and so that we could keep it a real private event.”

I nod as it starts to dawn on me. “No problem, man, I understand.”

“Where are my fellow bridesmaids?” Celine asks.

“There,” Dante nods towards a little group. Annie and Mom are there, wearing a dress in the same pastel color, and… Dave… I only notice now that his suit is all pastel pink too.

Before I can say anything, Liam approaches us. “Are you ready?” he asks Dante. He has to be his best man, I figure, and he looks genuinely happy. “Ella told me to make sure you won’t run off.”

“Like I’m the one who is going to do that,” Dante chuckles. “I said the same to Annie’s parents. I’m still surprised she said yes.”

I smile slightly. I don’t like people keeping things from me, but Dante and Ella I can definitely understand. They probably had their reasons to keep this as far away from the public as possible, and they certainly didn’t want any official guests. When I scan the room, I can only see around twenty people, and all of them are friends of the couple.

I never thought these two would marry… not because they weren’t in love, but because Ella was so opposed to anything romantic when she met Dante. Now she is ready to marry him.

I sit down at the place assigned to me, next to Dad, Finn, and one of the warriors from Red Claw, who I recognize as Dante’s friend. “Please tell me you didn’t know either,” I say with a grin.

Dad chuckles. “I had no clue, and I tried everything to make Flora tell me what’s going on. But you know her, she’s so stubborn.”

“Celine didn’t tell me either,” I chuckle.

“I had no clue either,” Dante’s friend tells us with a grin.

Finn stretches a bit and smiles slyly. “Well, as one of the bride’s closest friends…” his voice trails off, and he smirks.

I smack his shoulder, which just makes him laugh more.

“Their wedding, their rules,” Dad says simply. “Dante truly deserves this.”

“They both do,” I point out.

The others nod at my words before starting to chat about something else. Meanwhile, my gaze trails toward the bridesmaids, my heart warming a bit when I see Celine laughing with her friends.

Ari and Jazz sit down in the row behind me. “Makes you want to tie the knot too, right?” Ari winks and entwines her fingers with Jazz.