by Haley Weir
The guests stood as the ushers opened the double doors once more.
Giddeon held his breath as Casey walked arm in arm with her brother. Her elegant lace gown flowed beautifully with each step and he was grateful that she wore a veil. For if he had seen her lovely face, he suspected he wouldn’t have been able to keep the tears at bay. Jamie kissed her cheek and moved into position as she took Giddeon’s hand.
The guests took their seats once more as the ceremony began.
He barely heard a word out of the priest’s mouth as he held her trembling hands.
Casey took the microphone and Giddeon grew nervous. “I know we weren’t supposed to write vows, but I just have a few things to say.”
Everyone grew quiet, and she removed her veil. Giddeon was struck by her lovely face and reached out to wipe her tears away as she smiled.
“I wasn’t sure if I wanted to embarrass you by singing terribly into this mic or choose a really cheesy song to walk down the aisle to,” she paused as the guests laughed quietly. “But I’m glad I chose not to do either of those things because the moment I saw you standing here, I forgot everything else in the world existed. People will say that it’s too early, that we’re moving too fast, or that there must be something wrong. I want to tell those people that love doesn’t care about time. Love only wants me to be happy. And I want to spend my life with someone who doesn’t mind that I wear SpongeBob boxers around the house or that I curse like a sailor in rush hour traffic. You are that someone, Giddeon, and you made me believe in happily ever after again. I love you.”
He couldn’t wait another second. Giddeon kissed his mate, pouring everything he felt into her with his magic. The priest cleared his throat and said something neither of them paid any attention to. Olivia whistled, and the crowd cheered them on.
“I now pronounce you husband and wife.”
Casey laughed against his lips until he pulled away. “I guess you feel the same way.”
“You mean everything to me,” he whispered. “You are my queen, my mate, my heart.”
New tears glistened in her eyes and he kissed them away. They turned to walk back down the aisle. Jamie clapped along with the others as he looked on with a hint of approval in his gaze. Music flowed through the speakers and everyone headed outside for the rest of the wedding. Casey pulled Giddeon down to her level and whispered, “I’m pregnant.”
His eyes widened and he met the shifters’ stares. Their enhanced hearing would have allowed them to pick up on her words even above the music. Caleb cringed while Damien patted him on the back with a well-meaning congratulations. When everyone was out of hearing distance, Giddeon tapped his bride’s rear and growled, “I hope you wore that lingerie I bought you. Because the real celebration starts when we get back to the hotel.”
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About the Author
Haley Weir is an author from South New Jersey. Obsessed with all things romance, you can catch her over at FictionObsessed.com, where she one of the head writers.
Growing up near Philadelphia, she always loved taking trips into the city and felt magnetized by its culture and art. She recalls her first trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art as a young girl. The vast displays of skills and beauty left her in awe and she slowly developed an interest towards the creative side of life.
She began drawing and writing at 13 years old and graduated from Drexel University with as an English major in 2011.
You can find her outside reading at her local park in South Jersey, strolling through the streets of Philly, or awkwardly sipping a glass of wine at a nearby bar.
