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I LOOKED AT MYSELF in the mirror, smoothing down the pretty pink dress I was wearing. It had lots of sparkles in the flowing skirt that drifted just below my knees in a pretty handkerchief hem. The bodice hugged my body and showed off just a hint of cleavage. I paired the dress with a pair of sparkling heels. It was just a little on the fancy side, but when I saw it, I fell in love with it. I knew it was perfect for the big day.
“I’m coming in,” I heard Kya say.
She walked in and gasped. “Oh my goodness!”
“Too much?”
“It’s perfect. It’s beautiful. I absolutely love it. You look so feminine and pretty. You look like a princess.”
“Thank you. I’ve never dressed up for my guys. I figure our one-year anniversary was the right time to do it.”
“Is this about keeping the romance alive?”
“Nope. The romance is plenty alive.”
“Are you wearing it?” she asked in a low voice.
“Are you?”
She grinned, snickering a little. “I am. I’m planning on whispering in Caden’s ear when we are surrounded by people. I want to watch him squirm.”
“You are a naughty girl.”
“He loves the element of surprise. I only feel a little weird that I’ve become the best customer to that store. Things our mother can never know.”
“Hey, I’m sure she would be thrilled to know you have a very active, very healthy sex life.”
She blushed a little. “Yes, I do. So are you wearing it?”
“No. It does not work with this dress. I’ll slip it on later tonight.”
“They are going to love it,” she said with a laugh.
“I hope so. It’s going to take me forever to wrap those ribbons around me.”
“Ribbons are a good thing. They’ll get to unwrap their gift. There will be plenty to go around.”
Heat pooled in my stomach when I thought about the big night we planned. We had abstained from sex for two full weeks. The guys and I wanted to make tonight special. It wasn’t necessarily a wedding night, but it was the equivalent of such in our world.
“We should get to the hall. Nia has already texted me twice.”
“The guys are already there. You get to make your grand entrance.”
Butterflies took flight in my stomach. “You are going to be with me.”
“Oh no, I’m walking in before you. This is your party. You have to make a grand entrance.”
“But I don’t want to make a grand entrance.”
“Of course you do.”
We left the house and managed to walk into town despite the fact we were both wearing heels. We weren’t normally heel girls. We were barefoot or tennis shoes kind of girls. I could hear the music coming from the hall. We had spent close to a week decorating the place.
Tonight was my anniversary of becoming alpha. We wanted to do something special not just for our sake, but the sake of the entire pack. We wanted a big party. We wanted to have fun after a rather tumultuous start to my reign. The Ironclaw were joining our celebration as well. We had gotten together a few times for barbecues and a wedding, but tonight was the first time we were really kicking up our heels and partying.
“Ready?” she asked when we walked to the doors.
“Yes.”
“Stay put. Let me go in first. I want a good spot to get a picture of you coming in.”
“I hate you.”
She grinned. “I know. I’ll see you inside. Oh, just so you know, we added a few things to the decorations.”
“What?”
She disappeared before telling me anything else. I was suddenly nervous as hell. I looked down at my dress, making sure everything was in place. I wasn’t big on the pomp and circumstance. I didn’t like being the center of attention. I liked to blend in.
I took a deep breath and opened the door. I was met by what appeared to a million twinkle lights hanging from the ceiling. There was a beautiful white arch covered with pink and white flowers. Everyone stood in a semicircle around the arch with my guys waiting on the other side. It wasn’t a wedding, but it was damn close. My nerves melted away when I saw their smiling faces. The way they were each looking at me with such adoration and love made my heart soar.
I stepped inside and walked under the arch and into the arms of my men.
“Gorgeous,” Hawk whispered in my ear before giving me a quick kiss.
Sky pulled me into his arms. “You are a vision. I think I like you in pink.”
Berrion was next. “You are hot,” he said with his usual grin.
Radolf was a bit more aggressive with his kiss. “I hope this thing didn’t cost a lot because it’s getting torn off.”
“I just want to know what’s under the dress,” Ares growled before grabbing my ass and squeezing.
The crowd erupted into cheers. I spent the next hour greeting our guests from both packs. I felt like I was floating as I danced with each of my guys and several members of our pack. When Declan arrived, I was allowed to dance with him, but only briefly. My guys were jealous of the man I was very fond of.
“You’ve done well for yourself,” my mother said as she came to stand beside me.
“You’ve done well for your pack,” I told her. “Look at them. They are smiling and laughing. You’ve made them whole again.”
She watched our people dancing and laughing. “They are a tough people. No one talks about Decker anymore. He is forgotten. His legacy is as dead as he is. That’s the best kind of revenge. He will never be spoken of. Our future generations will not speak his name. All he wanted was to be recognized, and now, he is forgotten.”
“I still think about him,” I confessed.
“You can think about him, but don’t give him the power to ruin your life. Look around you; you have everything.”
“I do feel very lucky. I’m truly happy. I wish Dad could be here to see it.”
“I’m sure he knows. Your father often had the gift of sight. I have no doubt in my mind he saw this in your future. He might not have known when or how it came to be, but he knew.”
An older man stopped by and whispered something in her ear before drifting away. “Who was that?” I asked.
She smiled. “That was Claude.”
“Is he your boyfriend?”
She sipped her wine. “He’s a member of my council.”
My eyes widened. “What? You have a council?”
She daintily shrugged and waggled her fingers at another man standing across the room and watching her with heat in his eyes. “I do. I have three advisors. I’m an old woman, I can’t handle five.”
We both burst into laughter. “Mom, I had no idea.”
“It’s the way of things. I already know I’m not cut out to be a mate, but a woman has needs.”
“Stop right there. I do not need details.”
She winked at me. “I’ll spare you the details. If I were you, I would start making your excuses for an early departure before those men drag you out of here.”
I looked in the direction she was staring and saw the five of them watching me with hunger in their eyes. We all knew how our night was going to end. They clearly wanted to get to the end of the show. I didn’t blame them.
I found Nia, congratulated her again on her recent engagement, and said my goodbyes. “Don’t do anything too crazy,” she giggled. “We can’t have our alpha out of commission after a night of hot monkey sex.”
I slapped my hip. “I’m very flexible these days.”
She groaned, shaking her head. “Get out of here before you end up getting banged on the dance floor. I can feel their energy. Hell, everyone here can. I have no doubt in my mind there will be at least one little wolf baby conceived tonight.”
“Maybe it will be you,” I teased.
She grinned and touched her belly. “Maybe.”
I walked to my men and was immediately surrounded. We made it home in record time. “I need five, no, better make that fifteen minutes. Then you can join me.”
“Don’t play games with us,” Ares growled. “My cock is ready to explode.”
I smiled as I walked upstairs. I quickly stripped out of the dress and put on the series of ribbons and lace. It was a very elaborate piece of lingerie but when I’d seen it, I knew it was perfect. I lit the candles I set up around my room and turned off the lights. I was about to holler down and let them know I was ready, but there was no need. Ares pushed open my door with such force I was surprised it didn’t rip off the hinges.
“Fuck me,” he groaned, reaching for his cock.
The others were staring at me with open desire. It took them less than a minute to strip out of their clothes. I crawled onto my bed and lay in the center. “I’m yours,” I said.
“You are ours, and we are yours,” Hawk said as he walked around the bed. He knelt at my left.
Sky knelt at my right, taking my hand in his. “You have our hearts, bodies and souls.”
Berrion moved behind my head, his hand stroking over my cheek. “We will never leave you.”
Ares, the man that made no effort to hide his passion, moved to the foot of the bed. “Our love for you transcends everything else in this world. There is no enemy we will not defeat for you.”
When Radolf stepped forward, he put a hand on my knee, his fingertip stroking over the ribbon that wrapped down my leg. “Whatever you desire, we will provide. This thing we have is forever. We are yours forever.”
I was already burning with desire for them. Their words were like gentle caresses over my soul. “I love you all. My gift to you is my heart and soul. My body is yours. I’m all wrapped up. Please, unwrap me.”
I didn’t want to beg, but if they didn’t touch me soon, I was going to burst into flames. Their hands began to move over my body. Ten hands touching and stroking me. I leaned my head back and took Berrion deep into my throat first. Everyone was getting a happy ending tonight.
I felt hands on my knees, Radolf and Hawk gently opening me while Ares stroked a finger over my exposed core. I shuddered with anticipation of what was to come. This night had been on my mind for two weeks. The fantasies I had thinking about what it would be like did not come close to comparing with how good it really was. Not an inch of my skin went untouched or kissed. My body had been licked tip to top. Berrion’s need was driving me higher. I squirmed on the bed, taking him deeper into my throat. I opened my legs wider, begging for penetration. I needed to be filled.
When Ares pushed inside me, I was beyond ready to climax. My body had been primed all night. The man was just as ready as I was. He exploded inside me the very second my climax was triggered. The rest of the night was spent exploring new positions and being loved until I was certain none of us would leave the bed for at least two days. We exhausted ourselves and then fell into a blissful sleep tangled up in each other’s arms.
THE END
