She looked up at him. “I came pretty close, but you stopped me. Thank you; he wasn’t worth the guilt I would have carried with me,” she said, reaching up to run her fingers across his face.
“You’ve carried too much guilt in your life,” Gabriel said. “But that was in the past. I’m here now, and I’m always going to take care of you.”
“I think we should take care of each other,” she said. “I love you, Gabriel. I’ll always love you.”
He picked her up and swung her around. “Those are the sweetest words I’ve ever heard,” he said. “Marry me, Chloe. The goddess has blessed our love; now, I’d like our friends and family to bless it as well. I love you, Chloe. I love the thought of spending the rest of eternity in your arms, and I promise you, you’ll never be sorry you bonded with a dragon.”
“I would marry you right now if I could,” Chloe said. “But maybe we can talk Vincent and Charlie into sharing their wedding day.”
Epilogue
One by one, Chloe took each couple by the hand and led them into the center of the circle she’d laid out with candles on the top of the grassy hill over looking the festival. Below, the crowds watched as the eight of them joined hands and recited the last part of the protection spell over and over, raising their voices with each recitation until a bolt of lightning split the blue sky. The thunder that followed shook the ground, and a mist began to rise in the air, sunlight sparkling through the water droplets.
The crowd roared with approval, then began to dance around them, forming a circle, laughing and cheering as the mist soaked back into the ground. The eight of them exchanged pleased looks, then Adam swept Molly into his arms and carried her back to the tent they’d claimed for the day. Michael and Amy soon followed, her waddling form disappearing into a different tent.
Vincent and Charlie exchanged a look, said a quick goodbye, and disappeared into the crowd. “The goddess should be pleased,” Gabriel said, pulling Chloe into his arms.
She looked up at him. “I think she was already pleased with us. She gave us a little gift last night,” she said mysteriously.
“What does that mean?” he asked, barely able to contain himself.
Chloe took his hands in hers and put them over her stomach. “It’s a bit soon to know if it’s a boy or girl, but just so you know, the goddess prefers girls.”
Gabriel gathered her into his arms. “Are you sure?”
She nodded. “She visited me last night,” she said, grinning up at him.
He spun her around. “Charlie is not going to be happy when she hears this,” he said, then looked down at her. “I never thought I could be this happy. I never thought happily after was for me until I met you. I love you, Chloe.”
“You are my happily ever after, Gabriel,” she said, reaching up to stroke his cheek. “I love you too.”
When his mouth came down on hers, the crowd let out a cheer, but neither heard it; they were already lost in a world of their own.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Serena Meadows has always been obsessed with writing short stories since she was in junior high school. She writes paranormal romance stories of all types but writing about sexy steamy alpha shifters is her passion. She lives in Denver with her two dogs. On her downtime (which is rare), she enjoys hiking and camping in the mountains or riding her bike with her own alpha male to keep her safe and warm. Typically she enjoys an evening curled up buried in a good book or watching Netflix. She also enjoys time with good friends.
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