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He was dressed in a matching tux to what Rafe and Kai, his best man, werewearing, the jacket tight against his muscular frame. He tracked me as I slowly made my way down the makeshift aisle to where he waited.
The few guests disappeared from around me; there was only one person Iwas focused on, and from the way his eyes tracked me, I had the feeling it was taking all his strength to hold himself back from marching to me and dragging me back to the bedroom.
Or maybe fucking me right on the spot in front of all the guests.
We hadn’t fulfilled my fantasy of visiting Exotique yet, something I wasdetermined to change.
And soon.
I barely made it to the end of the aisle before Miles grabbed my hand,ripped me out of Rafe’s hold, and pulled me against his solid chest.“Fuck, Jailbait. You’re killing me here,”he hissed against my lips, his cock pressing against my core.“You look fucking beautiful.”
An enormous smile took over my face as warmth cascaded through me.“You scrub up nicely too, Mr. Wolfe.”I placed my hands on his chest and pressed my lips against his, forgetting we had an audience, until a throat clearing sounded.
“If you don’t mind, not all of us want to see the porn show, especiallyAngel,”Kai scolded playfully.
I bit my lip. While I wanted nothing more than for Miles to fuck mein front of an audience, I didn’t want it to be an audience of people including a thirteen-year-old and my brother.
Reluctantly, we released each other and turned to the celebrant, stillclasping the other’s hand, neither one of us prepared to let the other go.
The celebrant began by opening the ceremony and welcoming our guests.He could have been speaking in a foreign language for all I knew. I had lost myself in Miles’ gaze, flashes of memories leading us to this point racing through my head.
Life had a funny way of turning out the right way. The night inExotique when I first saw Miles, there was something about himthatsucked me in. I didn’t want himjustfor one night; I wanted him for so much more. A feeling he echoed. Despite the lies told and the heartache we’d both endured, we were finally getting what we wanted.
Each other.
“Mr. Wolfe, when you’re ready, please read your vows,”the celebrant said.
Miles didn’t tear his gaze away from me as he pulled me closer and grippedmy hips, his fingers digging into my skin through the silk of my dress.“Jailbait. The last time I stood in front of you like this, I took you to be my lawful wife, for richer, for poorer, and in sickness and in health. What I should have vowed isthatI would respect you forever, cherish you until my last breath, andthatI would love you for eternity.”
Tears of joy welled in my eyes as Miles spoke so quietlythatonly I couldhear his words. He was speaking solely to me as if rightthen, I was the only person on the entire planet.
“So I stand here before you today to offer you those vows. To tell youthatyou are my world, andthatfor as long as you want me, I will be byyour side, through the highs and the lows as your protector, your greatest advocate, your best friend, and your husband. I love you, Sofia Wolfe, and from this day, I vow to be the man you deserve. The man who sees you for who you are.”
A single tear slipped free, which Miles brushed away with histhumb before cupping my cheek and lowering his mouth to mine. Our mouths parted together, and our tongues briefly danced before he pulled away, but rested his forehead against mine.
For several long seconds, we stayed likethat,juststaring deep into eachother’s eyes, right down to our souls, the world around us forgotten about once more.
“Do I get to hear your vows?”Miles said, pulling back to grin down at me.
In my periphery, Rafe stood and rummaged in his pocket for the piece ofpaper I’d given him before we left the bedroom, but I gave him a quick shake of my head, telling him I didn’t need them. What I wanted to say came straight from my heart.
I sucked in a nervous breath.“Miles. The first time we met was inunconventional circumstances,”I started, earning a grin from him. Kai and Riley might have known the truth about how we met, but I certainly didn’t want Rafe to ever find out.“But from the minute I laid eyes on you, you were the only one I wanted. You were the man I wantedthen, the man I want now, and the man I’ll want for the rest of my life.”
I paused as he swallowed, his eyes blazing with the same possessivenessthey had the first time I told him he was the one I wanted, and not Theo.
“When we previously said,‘I do,’I didn’t knowthenthatyou would bemaking me the luckiest woman alive. But I am. I am the luckiest womanthere is because I get to love you. I get to spend the rest of my life loving the man who loves me. The man who makes sure I’m not invisible anymore.”
Another tear slid down my cheek, and ignoring the waterfall of tearsthatwere desperate to fall from my eyes, I pushed on.“So in front of our friends and family, I make this vow to you. I promisethatwhen I die, and I’m asked what was the greatest thing I did with my life, I’ll say it was loving you. Because I do. I love you with every beat of my heart, Miles Wolfe.”
This time when we kissed, I wrapped my arms around the back of his neck,and he laced his hands around my waist, the two of us holding each other tight enoughthatevena pack of wild horses couldn’t tear us apart.
Somewhere nearby, as we continued to kiss, the celebrant started speakingagain.“It is my honor to once again announce Sofia and Miles Wolfe as married. May the renewal of your vows strengthen your love and reaffirm your commitment to each other.”
A round of applause surrounded us as the celebrant lowered his voice.“Iwould saythatI invite you to share a kiss to seal the renewal of your vows, but I fear I’m too late.”
Miles laughed against my lips, sliding his hands down to my ass and squeezing it.“Does this mean we get to consummate our marriage again?”
I grinned back at him.“Definitely.”
