The whole family has shown, and I know Noelle might feel self-conscious because there are so many people she has yet to be introduced to. Aria volunteered to stand up with Noelle, and no matter the difference in our age or the fact I’ve had to let go of my protection over my little sister, she’s still the best person I know.
My dad informed Nolan that he would be walking Noelle down the aisle, explaining that the friend I trust most should be the one to give her away to me. As the music begins to play, and Aria and Hadley sashay down the aisle, arms linked, dropping white rose petals, I stand taller. When Nolan begins to escort Noelle, I lose my breath.
Bare feet, no straps, a green ribbon the exact color of her eyes trailing down her back; it’s like she’s been wrapped for me. There’s no veil to hide her face so I can see her nervous but excited smile, the worry in her eyes as she looks from one stranger to the next; and when they are three feet away, still just out of my reach, I growl. Louder than expected if the laughter is anything to go by. I only have eyes for my Noelle, though.
Mom and Dad follow behind them, each carrying a small box with the rings I had Seven Petrov-Corelli procure for me. It took him longer than anyone else, but he did it. I hear Daniel begin to speak, but I don’t comprehend a word as Noelle steps forward only to be pulled back.
Nolan’s lips twitch as he turns her face and cups her cheek, lowering his mouth to hers and kissing my woman. I don’t know how it happened, but I’m on top of him with hands trying to pull me away as I rage over what he's done.
Crimson liquid drips from his busted lip, and he’s still smiling as Bishop and Hendrix finally drag me off. “Don’t fucking do that,” I growl, nearly out of breath from my blood boiling.
Turning around, I find Noelle has been escorted to the altar and waits for me, a single black rose in her hands and a stunning smile on her face.
Before Daniel can continue, I’m cupping her cheeks in my hands and devouring her mouth with a heated kiss meant to sear her soul. Fuse her to me without question. A clap on my back turns my head, and Nolan is standing with a smug smile on his face.
“'Bout time you got the girl.” He grins and high-fives Sawyer, who is looking a little shocked.
Danny boy starts talking again, and I repeat what he says when required, but I don’t pay much more attention than I did in school. All I want is for Noelle to belong to me.
Sawyer's adoption paperwork has been signed, as well, and the only thing left is to say, “I do.”
Epilogue
Holden
Six months later.
“Don’t move,” I growl at Noelle as she squirms beneath me. I promised her I was going to get her pregnant, and I did. The first time we had sex. Did I want more time with the three of us? Maybe. But what we have is something I don’t think I’d have ever dreamed of having.
“Holden,” she whines, looking at me with a pout she knows I can’t resist.
“Don’t you fucking do that to me. You know I can’t deny you.” She bats her lashes, and my hips succumb to her wishes. Teetering on the edge of an orgasm, I want it to last. I want to stay inside of her warmth for just a little bit longer. To reside inside her pussy is a desire I can’t deny.
“Mmmm,” she moans, throwing her head back. Lying on her side with one leg on my shoulder and the other between mine, I get deeper inside of her this way, and I also get a glorious view of her swollen tits and round belly.
Crooking her finger at me, I lean down to give her what she wants: my tongue in her mouth and my dick so deep in her cunt that it’s nearly in her belly. “Fuck, fuck, fuck,” I hiss into her mouth as I blow my load, and she lets go, finding the orgasm she wanted in the first place.
“That was lovely,” she murmurs as I slide to lay down behind her, placing my hand over the now moving human inside of her.
“Lovely,” I growl. She does it on purpose. “Fuckinglovely, at least.”
She falls asleep before agreeing with me, and I enjoy watching her as she rests. Sawyer is at a sleepover with his best pal Nolan, and I bet they’re eating junk food and playing video games.
After a month of fighting the courts over custody because Seth and Karen were nowhere to be found, I finally said fuck doing it the legal way and paid off a judge. The papers Daniel found were authentic, but because Seth and Karen were Sawyer's parents of note his entire life, it made things difficult. Luckily, the doula they hired to care for Noelle during the pregnancy was against what was being forced on the young girl and made sure that when she was old enough, she would have options.
We were also investigated for the disappearance of her aunt and uncle. But after all the information the police received that first week, they didn’t look too far into it and just assumed they ran when they realized Noelle had proof of their abuse of her and Sawyer.
The past five months have been nothing short of amazing. Sawyer is coming out of his shell, and since he’s the only kid around so far, he’s spoiled rotten. Noelle is still as protective of him as ever, and I don’t expect that to change.
With another one on the way, I think she’s about to get worse, and I’m going to enjoy watching her blossom with motherhood again.
This wife of mine is a shining light in my life, and I couldn’t be more grateful for finding her when I did. She didn’t just save me, but she turned this killer prince into a loving father and husband. Something I never saw coming.
The End!