Page 223 of Wolf Roulette

Heat flooded my face.Booker!

Greyson replied seriously. “Can I sink my fangs into you too?”

“I hope so. I like to be hand-fed crispy bacon in the morning too.”

“I’ll see it done.”

“Then I, Booker, agree.”

I pressed a hand to my burning cheek as my fangs and claws retracted.

Sascha joined the audience in laughter, pulling me in for a swift kiss.

Alexei raised a hand for silence. “A mate is for eternity. From this moment forward, should you both choose, your lives, bloodlines, body, mind, and spirit will be one. But what you possess must be respected daily, never taken for granted, and held in utmost regard. Nooneand nothingcancome between you.” His attention fixed on me. “That is what it means to be mated.”

Didn’t I know it.

“Face each other now.”

Sascha growled slightly at the order but did as bade.

My chest tightened as I faced the werewolf that I loved more than was humanly possible.

“Sascha, Pack Leader of The Deception Valley pack. My son. Do you find this female wolf worthy to be your mate through life? To trust and cherish and protect?”

“She is more than worthy,” he said simply.

Tears sparked in my eyes.

Alexei tilted his head to me. “Andie, Head Steward of the Ni Tiaki, Mayor of Deception Valley, and top female of the pack, do you find this male wolf worthy to be your mate through life? To trust and cherish and protect?”

My throat closed. I nodded, taking both of Sascha’s hands. “There’s no one worthier.”

Greyson was back. “Mate.”

Booker slid into the front seat again. “Mine.”

Since the mating call began, a tension had resided in me—inus. I’d gotten so used to the subtle angst. But now it drained away. The deepest parts of my mind and heart relaxed.

Sascha tilted my chin up. “Too late to leave now.”

I threw myself at him and fixed my lips to his. The cheers of the crowd melted away, and heat swept through my body as our bond urged us closer and higher. Sascha groaned into my mouth as I swept my tongue alongside his.

He inched up the hem of my dress as I started on his shirt buttons.

“Son. Daughter. Perhaps another time?”

We both blinked at Evelyn.

Sascha let go of my dress “Of course, Mother.”

I released his shirt.Oops.

He took my hand, and we walked back down the aisle together.

At the back, I spotted Basilia and Kyros standing with the other vampire royals. A few more Vissimo who I hadn’t seen before had joined. My eyes dragged over their row until I found the king and queen.

King Julius waved at me, practically beaming.