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My\u00a0eyes\u00a0grew\u00a0wide\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0stared\u00a0up\u00a0at\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s\u00a0why\u00a0you\u00a0came\u00a0back??\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked,\u00a0almost\u00a0hurt.\u00a0\u201cTo\u00a0make\u00a0sure\u00a0Lukas\u00a0stayed\u00a0away\u00a0from\u00a0me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u00a0is\u00a0not\u00a0why\u00a0I\u00a0came\u00a0back,\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0corrected.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0was\u00a0always\u00a0planning\u00a0on\u00a0being\u00a0here\u2026\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0just\u00a0a\u00a0happy\u00a0coincidence.\u201d\u00a0His\u00a0words\u00a0made\u00a0Irene\u00a0laugh,\u00a0but\u00a0she\u00a0stood\u00a0when\u00a0another\u00a0person\u00a0joined\u00a0us.\u00a0I\u00a0smiled\u00a0when\u00a0I\u00a0watched\u00a0her\u00a0get\u00a0wrapped\u00a0up\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0warm\u00a0embrace\u00a0from\u00a0behind,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0watched\u00a0her\u00a0melt\u00a0completely\u00a0and\u00a0utterly.<\/p>\n
Gavin\u00a0rolled\u00a0his\u00a0eyes,\u00a0but\u00a0he<\/p>\n
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stop\u00a0it\u00a0from\u00a0happening.<\/p>\n
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\u201cAlways,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0teased,\u00a0leaning\u00a0her head\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0side\u00a0to\u00a0give\u00a0him\u00a0better\u00a0access\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0nape\u00a0of\u00a0her\u00a0neck.\u00a0He\u00a0planted\u00a0a\u00a0kiss\u00a0right\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0spot\u00a0he\u00a0plans\u00a0to\u00a0mark\u00a0her\u00a0once\u00a0this\u00a0wedding\u00a0stuff\u00a0is\u00a0done,\u00a0or\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0told\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re\u00a0looking\u00a0quite\u00a0dashing,\u00a0Chuck,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0Irene\u2019s\u00a0mate,\u00a0who\u00a0glanced\u00a0up\u00a0at\u00a0me\u00a0and\u00a0smiled.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0hate\u00a0suits,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u2019d\u00a0do\u00a0and\u00a0wear\u00a0just\u00a0about\u00a0anything\u00a0for\u00a0this\u00a0beauty\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0arms,\u201d\u00a0Chuck\u00a0said,\u00a0winking,\u00a0making\u00a0me\u00a0laugh.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s\u00a0lucky\u00a0to have\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
\u2018Okay,\u00a0we\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0the\u00a0show\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0road\u00a0before\u00a0Nan\u00a0makes\u00a0a\u00a0run\u00a0for\u00a0it,\u201d\u00a0Irene\u00a0said,\u00a0pulling\u00a0herself\u00a0from\u00a0Chuck\u2019s\u00a0embrace.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs\u00a0that\u00a0a\u00a0possibility?\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0asked,\u00a0raising\u00a0his\u00a0brows.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0turned\u00a0to\u00a0look\u00a0at\u00a0him\u00a0while\u00a0Irene\u00a0and\u00a0Chuck\u00a0disappeared\u00a0to\u00a0find\u00a0the\u00a0bride.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u00a0had\u00a0some\u00a0cold\u00a0feet\u00a0this\u00a0morning,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him.\u00a0\u201cBut\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0think\u00a0she\u2019d\u00a0run\u00a0away\u00a0from\u00a0her\u00a0wedding.\u00a0She\u00a0loves Chester\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0anything,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0know\u00a0they\u00a0are\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0make\u00a0this\u00a0work.\u201d<\/p>\n
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He\u00a0was\u00a0married\u00a0once\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0time\u00a0ago\u00a0to\u00a0Irene\u2019s\u00a0mother,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0dind\u2019t\u00a0think\u00a0he\u2019d\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0married\u00a0again.\u00a0The\u00a0thought\u00a0made\u00a0me\u00a0a\u00a0little\u00a0sad\u00a0because\u00a0I\u00a0always\u00a0imagined that\u00a0I\u00a0would\u00a0marry\u00a0my\u00a0mate\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0suppose\u00a0it\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0matter.\u00a0We\u00a0had\u00a0already\u00a0marked\u00a0each\u00a0other,\u00a0and\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0werewolf\u00a0world,\u00a0that\u00a0was\u00a0stronger\u00a0than\u00a0marriage.<\/p>\n
Then\u00a0again,\u00a0Ethan\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0marked\u00a0each\u00a0other\u00a0when\u00a0we\u00a0were\u00a0teens,\u00a0and\u00a0things\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0work\u00a0out\u00a0the\u00a0way\u00a0I\u00a0wanted.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0so\u00a0nervous,\u201d\u00a0Nan\u00a0admitted\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0stood\u00a0behind\u00a0me\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0lineup.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0smiled\u00a0over\u00a0my\u00a0shoulder\u00a0at\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0are\u00a0gorgeous,\u00a0and\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0marrying\u00a0your\u00a0mate.\u00a0You\u00a0shouldn\u2019t\u00a0be\u00a0nervous\u00a0at\u00a0all,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0assured\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cPlus,\u00a0you\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0group\u00a0of\u00a0friends\u00a0who\u00a0would\u00a0do\u00a0anything\u00a0for\u00a0you\u00a0and\u00a0stand\u00a0by\u00a0your\u00a0side\u00a0until\u00a0the\u00a0end.\u00a0So,\u00a0if\u00a0Chester\u00a0fucks\u00a0up,\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0kick\u00a0his\u00a0ass.\u201d<\/p>\n
This\u00a0made\u00a0Nan\u00a0smile\u00a0through\u00a0her\u00a0tears.<\/p>\n
\u201cThanks,\u00a0Judy,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0breathed.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0wrapped\u00a0an\u00a0arm\u00a0through\u00a0Gavin\u2019s\u00a0as\u00a0the music\u00a0started,\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0one\u00a0by\u00a0one,\u00a0we\u00a0each\u00a0walked\u00a0down\u00a0the\u00a0aisle.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0small\u00a0wedding\u00a0party.<\/p>\n
1\/3<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0721<\/p>\n
+25\u00a0BONUS\u00a0<\/p>\n
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As I\u00a0walked\u00a0down\u00a0the\u00a0aisle,\u00a0I\u00a0noted\u00a0all the\u00a0familiar\u00a0faces\u00a0who\u00a0had\u00a0gathered\u00a0to\u00a0witness\u00a0this\u00a0occasion.\u00a0I\u00a0smiled\u00a0when\u00a0my\u00a0eyes\u00a0found\u00a0my\u00a0mother,\u00a0who\u00a0was\u00a0holding\u00a0Emalyn\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0arms;\u00a0my\u00a0heart\u00a0swelled\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0sight,\u00a0and I\u00a0thought\u00a0of\u00a0her\u00a0holding\u00a0my\u00a0baby\u00a0as\u00a0well<\/p>\n
When\u00a0we\u00a0reached\u00a0the\u00a0end\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0aisle,\u00a0Gavin\u00a0kissed\u00a0my\u00a0temple.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s\u00a0talk\u00a0after,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0whispered,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0nodded\u00a0before\u00a0parting\u00a0ways<\/p>\n
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The\u00a0worries\u00a0seemed\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0gone\u00a0from\u00a0Nans\u2018\u00a0face\u00a0as\u00a0well\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0locked\u00a0eyes\u00a0with\u00a0her\u00a0mate,\u00a0a\u00a0smile\u00a0radiantly\u00a0lighting\u00a0from\u00a0her\u00a0features.<\/p>\n
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I\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0Gavin,\u00a0who\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0looking\u00a0at\u00a0Chester\u00a0or\u00a0Nan\u2026\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0were\u00a0only\u00a0on\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
Ruby is a master of holiday romance and slow-burn love stories that warm the heart like a crackling fire. Her novels weave festive magic with lingering glances and tender moments, drawing readers into cozy worlds where love unfolds one snowflake at a time. Off the page, she\u2019s baking cookies and dreaming under twinkling lights.<\/p>\n
We Built a Kingdom From Ashes That Still Remembered Love by Aila Frost 721 Chapter\u00a0721\u00a0 My\u00a0eyes\u00a0grew\u00a0wide\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0stared\u00a0up\u00a0at\u00a0him. \u201cThat\u2019s\u00a0why\u00a0you\u00a0came\u00a0back??\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked,\u00a0almost\u00a0hurt.\u00a0\u201cTo\u00a0make\u00a0sure\u00a0Lukas\u00a0stayed\u00a0away\u00a0from\u00a0me?\u201d\u00a0 \u201cThat\u00a0is\u00a0not\u00a0why\u00a0I\u00a0came\u00a0back,\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0corrected.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0was\u00a0always\u00a0planning\u00a0on\u00a0being\u00a0here\u2026\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0just\u00a0a\u00a0happy\u00a0coincidence.\u201d\u00a0His\u00a0words\u00a0made\u00a0Irene\u00a0laugh,\u00a0but\u00a0she\u00a0stood\u00a0when\u00a0another\u00a0person\u00a0joined\u00a0us.\u00a0I\u00a0smiled\u00a0when\u00a0I\u00a0watched\u00a0her\u00a0get\u00a0wrapped\u00a0up\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0warm\u00a0embrace\u00a0from\u00a0behind,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0watched\u00a0her\u00a0melt\u00a0completely\u00a0and\u00a0utterly. 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