that he was wrong.
Thanks, Dad. You were right.
Alexander knew that his father was around here somewhere, watching him with a smile on his face.
Ava was the first to congratulate him. “Take care of her,” she whispered in his ear while they hugged. “Or you’ll unleash my beast.”
He smiled. That was a threat that he knew would never come to pass. He would always take care of Elena. Always.
“Congrats, bro,” Hannibal said, giving him a hug.
“Good job,” Khan said with a nod of approval.
Julius stepped in, wrapped his arms around him in a tight bear hug. “Love you, brother.”
Alexander choked back the tears threatening to escape his eyes. “Love you too, man.”
“Good,” Julius said, pushing him off. “Now, let’s go get some beers.”
“That’s what I’m talking about,” Hannibal said, nodding his head.
“You don’t get to talk,” Julius said, thrusting his finger in Hannibal’s face. “Until you get married.”
“That’s right,” Khan said, wrapping his arm around Hannibal’s head and pulling him into a headlock.
“Three down, one to go,” Alexander said.
Hannibal looked up at him as his face turned red from lack of oxygen. “Not you too now.”
Alexander nodded. “Dad was right. Do it.”
“We’ll talk back about it later,” Hannibal said, squirming free from Khan’s powerful grasp.
“Yes we will,” Julius yelled as Hannibal hurried away through the forest, heading back to the house.
Alexander heard a snap of a branch behind him and he jerked his head around towards the noise. Oh, it’s just you. The raccoon was watching them from the forest.
Alexander had been on edge the past two weeks since they collectively told General Samson to get lost. They hadn’t heard a peep from him but Alexander knew that it was absolutely not over. The general was not a man to let things like that go unpunished.
Don’t think of that now. Focus on your new bride.
He winked at the raccoon and walked back over to Elena. He took her in his arms and breathed in the grapefruit scent of her shampoo that always got him going.
“Do we really have to go to the reception?” she asked.
“You don’t want to?” Alexander asked, feeling his stomach churn. He had organized a catered dinner with a couple cases of Champagne and fine wines. It was decorated as well. Was that not what she wanted?
She glanced over her shoulder at the door of the cabin and bit her bottom lip. “A little wedding day quickie first?” she asked with a sexy grin.
Alexander turned to the guests and raised his arms. “Okay,” he called out. “Everybody head back to the house for cocktails and Champagne.”
The guests cheered as they turned and began walking back.
Alexander and Elena stayed as quiet as possible until the last of the guests disappeared into the forest.
They smiled at each other when they were finally alone. “Happy wedding,” she said kissing him softly on the lips.
He grinned back at her. “It’s about to get even happier.”
She squealed as he yanked her up off her feet in his strong arms. He carried her into the tiny cabin and shut the door behind him.
The raccoon in the forest frowned as he watched the shack that he lived in shaking like Jello in an earthquake. He shook his head in annoyance. Damn humans .
epilogue
Three months later…
“What’s going on?” Hannibal asked in a panic as Alexander brought him into the living room. His youngest brother looked around at his three brothers and their mates who were all sitting on the couch staring at him. “Where’s the chocolate cake you promised?”
“There is no cake,” Alexander said. “I lied.”
Khan groaned and lowered his eyes. “I want cake,” he muttered under his breath.
“What is this then?” Hannibal asked with wide eyes.
Julius stood up off the couch and crossed his arms. “It’s an intervention.”
“Oh no,” Hannibal said, running towards the door. Alexander’s hand shot out
Thanks, Dad. You were right.
Alexander knew that his father was around here somewhere, watching him with a smile on his face.
Ava was the first to congratulate him. “Take care of her,” she whispered in his ear while they hugged. “Or you’ll unleash my beast.”
He smiled. That was a threat that he knew would never come to pass. He would always take care of Elena. Always.
“Congrats, bro,” Hannibal said, giving him a hug.
“Good job,” Khan said with a nod of approval.
Julius stepped in, wrapped his arms around him in a tight bear hug. “Love you, brother.”
Alexander choked back the tears threatening to escape his eyes. “Love you too, man.”
“Good,” Julius said, pushing him off. “Now, let’s go get some beers.”
“That’s what I’m talking about,” Hannibal said, nodding his head.
“You don’t get to talk,” Julius said, thrusting his finger in Hannibal’s face. “Until you get married.”
“That’s right,” Khan said, wrapping his arm around Hannibal’s head and pulling him into a headlock.
“Three down, one to go,” Alexander said.
Hannibal looked up at him as his face turned red from lack of oxygen. “Not you too now.”
Alexander nodded. “Dad was right. Do it.”
“We’ll talk back about it later,” Hannibal said, squirming free from Khan’s powerful grasp.
“Yes we will,” Julius yelled as Hannibal hurried away through the forest, heading back to the house.
Alexander heard a snap of a branch behind him and he jerked his head around towards the noise. Oh, it’s just you. The raccoon was watching them from the forest.
Alexander had been on edge the past two weeks since they collectively told General Samson to get lost. They hadn’t heard a peep from him but Alexander knew that it was absolutely not over. The general was not a man to let things like that go unpunished.
Don’t think of that now. Focus on your new bride.
He winked at the raccoon and walked back over to Elena. He took her in his arms and breathed in the grapefruit scent of her shampoo that always got him going.
“Do we really have to go to the reception?” she asked.
“You don’t want to?” Alexander asked, feeling his stomach churn. He had organized a catered dinner with a couple cases of Champagne and fine wines. It was decorated as well. Was that not what she wanted?
She glanced over her shoulder at the door of the cabin and bit her bottom lip. “A little wedding day quickie first?” she asked with a sexy grin.
Alexander turned to the guests and raised his arms. “Okay,” he called out. “Everybody head back to the house for cocktails and Champagne.”
The guests cheered as they turned and began walking back.
Alexander and Elena stayed as quiet as possible until the last of the guests disappeared into the forest.
They smiled at each other when they were finally alone. “Happy wedding,” she said kissing him softly on the lips.
He grinned back at her. “It’s about to get even happier.”
She squealed as he yanked her up off her feet in his strong arms. He carried her into the tiny cabin and shut the door behind him.
The raccoon in the forest frowned as he watched the shack that he lived in shaking like Jello in an earthquake. He shook his head in annoyance. Damn humans .
epilogue
Three months later…
“What’s going on?” Hannibal asked in a panic as Alexander brought him into the living room. His youngest brother looked around at his three brothers and their mates who were all sitting on the couch staring at him. “Where’s the chocolate cake you promised?”
“There is no cake,” Alexander said. “I lied.”
Khan groaned and lowered his eyes. “I want cake,” he muttered under his breath.
“What is this then?” Hannibal asked with wide eyes.
Julius stood up off the couch and crossed his arms. “It’s an intervention.”
“Oh no,” Hannibal said, running towards the door. Alexander’s hand shot out
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