I laugh a little when I see the inscription - Ashed. She slides it onto my finger, letting the world know I belong to her. This ring will never leave my hand.
***
Ashiara
He can’t help but enjoy my playful counter ring to his Tagged ring. I smile giddily, my heart pounding in my chest as we near the finish line.
He pulls out my ring, and his humor leaves as he shows me the inscription on my wedding band. My heartbeat quickens as my tears start to fall when I read it. Forever.
He slides it onto my finger, tears glistening in his eyes, and I throw my arms around his neck to pull him to me. His lips crush against mine, and his arms embrace me, pulling me tighter to his body.
“You may kiss the bride,” the minister releases with a chuckle, and everyone roars out their cheers as we make a rather torrid scene.
“I love you, wife” he breathlessly murmurs against my lips with a salacious grin.
“I love you, husband.”
Epilogue
Ash
The house is full of happy people. Trip is being passed around and adored by everyone. Tag and the other guys are cursing Raya for winning another hand of poker, while her boyfriend snickers at them all.
I wish I had known who she was at Wren's wedding instead of assuming the worst about my husband. I might not have run off. I suppose things all work out... eventually.
Erica and Wren are having a heated argument about something, which seems to be more common lately, and I frown as she storms away from him. I'm pretty sure the past between them will eventually cause more problems than they thought.
"I don't think I've ever seen him so happy," a smooth voice from behind me says, and I t
urn to face the man I now know is Dane Sterling - the remaining most eligible bachelor of Sterling Shore.
"Tag?" I muse, trying not to grin like an idiot as my eyes find the incredible man at the table, still cursing the brunette ringer that is taking all his money.
"Yes. Tag. It's odd. I never thought he'd settle down. I'm glad he did. He deserves it."
Tag stands up from the table, pointing his finger at Raya who is taunting him with a daring grin.
"One day, Raya Capperton, I will beat your ass at some form of cards. I swear it."
She and Kade both burst out laughing before he pulls her against him and delivers a sweet kiss. Tag rolls his eyes when their kiss gets a little showy, and he walks away, defeated at the tables once again by the poker pro.
"If I could just find out how she does it," he murmurs to himself, shaking his head.
Dane laughs. "I gave up a long time ago. I take her warnings seriously now. If she tells me I won't win, I graciously bow out."
Tag smiles at him, but then his attention turns to me. His wife. That always makes me smile.
"You look incredible," he murmurs, raking his eyes over me. "I was starting to wonder if I was going to have to come get you."
I grin while shaking my head. "Sorry. I got held up at the store. I met someone new. Bo. We talked for a while, and I lost track of time."
"Bo?" he asks, cocking his brow.
I chuckle and shake my head. "It's a girl. It's short for Bolivia."
Dane laughs at the very tense Tag who has zero reason for jealously, considering I'm completely his.
"Hey," Kode Sterling says, joining us.