Page 479 of His Hungry Wolf

She looked at me in terror. “No. There was nothing,” she said backing down and returning to her seat.

I had won and she knew it.

“Impressive,” Sey whispered grabbing my attention. “I guess I won’t be marrying into a wealthy family, I’ll be marrying one of the richest guys in Tennessee,” he said with a slimy smirk.

I was about to reply when I turned back to the audience.

“I’m so sorry. I almost forgot. There are a couple of others I wanted to thank.”

I turned back to Sey with a smile. His smile quickly faded.

“Everyone, I would like you to meet Heston Parker. He’s a friend of the Charleston family. I invited him to be here today. Thank you for coming.

“Interestingly enough, it’s Mr. Parker’s job to approve towns that have applied for incorporation. You see, recently Titus, a very good friend of mine, applied for his town to be incorporated. But Mr. Parker had to put the petition on hold.”

I turned to Heston Parker. Having seen what I had just done to my parents, his face turned 50 shades of red.

“It seems he had some question as to whether the signatures on the petition were real. I imagine signatures are faked a lot. But luckily, to help clear things up, I invited the entire town to the wedding. Titus can you show them all in,” I said turning to my love.

Titus beamed watching me. When our eyes met, he put his fingers to his lips and blew. That was when an endless stream of people crossed from the other side of the house into the backyard.

“I also invited a notary public to verify that each and everyone one of these 1500 people is from the town and is indeed a real person. So, you see Mr. Parker, you no longer have a reason to doubt the legitimacy of the petition. And the only reason you would have to deny their petition now might be considered fraud. I’m sure there’s no need to remind you what happens with that.”

A hand gripped my bicep. It was tight. Wincing, I turned around finding Sey’s bubbling anger.

“If you think this somehow gets you out of marrying me, you are sadly mistaken. Do you hear me? Nothing’s going to stop this from happening. Nothing!”

“Get your hands off my man!” Titus shouted from the end of the aisle.

Titus was furious. I had never seen him so mad. His body contorted like it was about to explode. It didn’t. Instead, Titus shifted into a wolf. It was amazing. I had never seen him do it before. And his wolf was beautiful.

Seeing what I saw, Sey let go of me startled. That wasn’t enough to stop Titus, though. Because like a predator charging its prey, the wolf shot down the aisle after him.

Sey couldn’t get out of the way fast enough. Nor could he react. In a flash, Titus’s wolf leaped into the air landing on Sey’s chest. The force of it threw Sey back. Stumbling through the flowers and the projection screen, he didn’t stop until he tripped into the pool. I was expecting the wolf to dive in after him but it didn’t.

Quickly Titus shifted back to himself.

“And never, ever, touch my man again,” Titus yelled as Sey floundered trying to catch his breath.

In that moment, I could not have loved Titus more. The feeling was overwhelming. It was like a wave of electricity flowing through me. Slowly the colors around me became more vibrant. I felt connected to everything in a way I could never have imagined. And as I stared, everyone around me began to glow.

I turned to Titus who stared back at me amazed.

“Lou, what’s going on?”

“We’re witnessing the birth of a fae,” someone said from the crowd.

I turned and located them. It was the man Titus had debated for the fate of his town. The round, bearded, Latino man was rushing down the aisle toward me.

“Don’t touch him,” he said. “No one touch him.”

For some reason Titus didn’t listen. As if drawn to me, he approached me in his full naked glory. I was glad he had. I loved him so much. I didn’t realize how much until right now. And when he cupped the back of my head in his hand and kissed me, I felt complete.

As we kissed, the brilliant light surrounding everything faded. I still felt a power I couldn’t have imagined, but it no longer felt like it would spill out drowning everyone.

When Titus released my lips, I stared into his eyes.

“I love you,” he said tenderly.