Page 26 of Monsters (Vengeance #3)

Gray

T he room burned around us and I simply looked at Vegas, drawing closer. “You know, I didn’t imagine your wedding this way.”

She chuckled and helped me up. Vegas let me lean on her and I cringed as the gash on my side began to bleed openly again.

I knew my body was trying to heal but I was asking a lot of it.

We must have looked like a sight. Covered in blood and ashes with fire burning around us in our wedding dress and bridesmaid dress.

Vegas snorted. “You imagined my wedding?”

“Of course, once we became friends I started wondering just how one would pull off an eleven-person wedding. I have some great color ideas if you were wondering. None of them include the fucking bridesmaid dress I have on right now.”

I’d already decided my dress would be emerald green. I know. Call me picky, but I was Queen and I deserved it. Hm. Maybe I just needed my own wedding.

Oh god. I flushed thinking of the boys.

“If it wasn’t for being Queen, you could probably be in the fashion industry.” Vegas admitted .

Aw.

“You think so?” I hummed “You know we could start our own fashion industry here, but it may be important to bring cars over first.”

Someone coughed and we both looked at the scene in front of us. Dead Dark Fae. The women who had helped us were smiling, along with other women dressed in black. The SE Guard and the Red Masques staring wide-eyed. Then my men and hers. Well. This was a lot to deal with.

“What happened?” Rhodes's voice was rough as tears threatened. He looked awful. I felt bad thinking that but it isn’t like I looked any better.

I hugged Vegas before she limped over toward her men. “I’ll go explain, go see your men before they rip you away from me and I have to kill them.”

Not that I had the energy to.

I spoke roughly. “I need guards to help the women here to release the prisoners downstairs. Additionally, if we could clear the bodies that would be nice.”

Other commanders barked out orders as I faced my five men with a tired sleepy smile.

“Baby?” Athens's eyes turned massive and filled with pain.

“Hey.” I offered a hand and he gently pulled me close as tears started to track down my skin.

The handsome amazing man began to whisper his love to me as he held me for a minute too long because Rhodes tugged me from him. I faced him as those eyes turned into a pale green. His thumb stroked my mating bond and I offered him a stupid sweet smile.

“I missed you,” I whispered roughly.

“Kitten,” he mumbled and wrapped his arms around my shoulders and head so that we were buried against one antoher in a perfect silence.

“Baby girl, if I don’t get a kiss I’m going to lose it,” Taylor groaned as Rhodes let out a relieved chuckle. I turned and my demon grasped me gently and pressed his head to mine.

“Why hadn’t you healed?” He asked roughly.

“I was locked up with a cuff that restricted my powers.”

I heard several rough growls and dark sounds from the other men.

Taylor’s lips pressed to my forehead as he spoke sweet words. “I can’t live without you, Gray, please don’t leave again. I know it wasn’t your fault but I can’t lose you.”

I kissed him to stop him rambling and offered him a sleep smile. I groaned as a rib popped back into place and Adyen hissed, turning me. His eyes looked over me as he frowned. My mouth opened to tell him I was fine but instead he kissed me.

I sighed into it and then he spoke against my lips.

“I love you, Gray.”

A glorious fucking smile broke over my lips.

“I love you, too. I love you, Adyen.”

His dragon let out a soft rumble and I offered him a goofy half-lidded smile as I tugged the silk tie from my hair as the matted locks fell. I tucked it into his hands and his eyes grew glossy.

Finally, I turned to Neo.

Neo watched me with an intensity that had my heart throbbing a million miles an hour. The other men began talking to soldiers asking questions as Neo brought me into his embrace. I tucked my head against his chest and he just studied my face for a moment .

“Maker.” He mumbled. “Gray, I am in love with you. So painfully in love with you.”

Oh.

I blushed and let a small shy smile come onto my lips. “Yeah?”

His eyes sparked. “Yeah.”

“I love you, Neo. I love you so fucking much.”

Then the bastard kissed me.

A question occurred to me and I pulled back. “Neo, the castle, the kingdom, is everyone…”

“All alive and all safe,” he whispered softly.

Oh, thank fuck.

“Wait until Luna…”

“Mom!” A voice cheered and I felt my eyes widen.

“What the hell?” I muttered as a head of snow white hair bounced around her and those gold eyes met mine.

“Good to see you too.” she grinned. “See? I told them you would kick butt.”

Once I started laughing, I couldn’t stop. I pulled her into a hug and pressed a kiss to her forehead. A singular moment passed and everything fell into place.

Mario was dead and my family was together.

Everything was perfect.

Now, why did it feel like I was forgetting something?