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Lucas, for everything he had done that drove me crazy, and all theelse He had always been the wolf king He had always been ree with hisof tiht thing for the pack But it was soLucas meant an end to my own uncertainty It ers over the beadwork on the front of rapher snapped away I looked past hiet me married"

Chapter Forty-Two

Once I was encased in the satin-and-beaded glory that was h holster secured thanks to a quick trip to the ladies’ room with Mercedes--Kimberly let Grandmere into the suite so she could see the finished product Judging by the tears that welled up in her eyes and the way she clutched her chest, I was guessing I looked all right

"Oh…baby"

"Does it look okay?"

"You look…nifique So beautiful" She ca a kiss to my knuckles

"Grandmere, there’s someone I want you to meet" I introduced irl as shuffling nervously froaze cut frohter"

"Oh"

"Hi," Eugenia saidlow-key had never been one of est suits In spite of her senia and swept the tall girl into her ar

She enia responded in kind Upon hearing her granddaughter speak in French, and Creole French no less, I think Grandmere almost keeled over and died of happiness on the spot The e was Canadian French, and even that I botched half the tiirl born and raised in Louisiana could They chattered to each other briefly, and Eugenia wiped away a few happy tears once Grandmere released her

"Happy, happy day," Grandrapher was practically wetting himself with joy over all the war hi?" I asked Kimberly If he was half as nervous and wobbly as I felt, I would get so I wasn’t the only one

"The boys were scheduled to get ready at his penthouse to avoid any run-ins here" The planner shrugged "Lucas insisted they didn’t need any assistance, so we’ll have to pray they figure out whose vest is whose and don’t ave ashe’d be bla ridiculous "At least we’ll have some tienia and Kellen were no strangers to wedding protocol when it came to royal olf nuptials, but I’d needed to explain to Mercedes at great length why I was going to precede Lucas up the aisle Traditionally inwent first, especially when it cas were the one exception The king always arrived after the bride had gone up the aisle, and was always the last to enter So instead oftowards him, I would already be at the front when he ca revealon being the center of attention, so I wasn’t going to complain too much

Kimberly had handled it beautifully, even if she hadn’t understood it herself It’s a how much you can write off as an eccentricity when your client is a billionaire I think most people suspected Lucas was just the vainer of the two of us, and no one really corrected those assuht I was going to be Mrs Lucas Rain

It didn’t much matter which of us came down the aisle last

Thetourists out and helping escort guests to their roo areas The Columbia Hotel was the first of Lucas’s hotels I’d ever been in, and that had been several years prior when I’d executed a few vaotten thrown off the balcony But I’d survived, and noas here on las over river rocks, with fresh water passing over the stones I stopped outside the elevator to marvel at the expensive details of the lobby, which looked like a British Columbia forest had been transplanted into the middle of Midtown Manhattan

What better place for a olf king to get married?

Across the street, Bryant Park was decorated for the reception, hite tents and strings of gliuards were everywhere, ensuring no uninvited guests crashed the party In spite of the cool April teht made the whole park look warh, Kiht in dozens of outdoor heaters to keep people fro ballrooerbera daisies I was holding

"Ready?" Kimberly asked