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“I’ll do what I can,” Amber promised as both girls laughed.“And I’m very pleased to meet you, Rose.”
“Likewise,” Rose said, standing back so the next bridesmaid could step forward.
“Mica.Our Krav Maga specialist,” Alexei announced as he introduced the statuesque blonde with a no-nonsense urchin cut.
“Mica.”Amber felt as if she was being given a shrewd assessment, but for some reason, she liked the tall, slender blonde on sight.
“I look forward to knowing you better,” Mica said warmly.
“Me too,” Amber agreed.
“And we mustn’t forget your maid of honor,” Alexei said, drawing a woman out of the crowd.
Amber’s mouth dropped open.“Dana?”
“You didn’t think you could escape your deadline quite so easily, did you?Or to put it another way, you’ve got the something new.”She glanced at Alexei.“You’ve got the something borrowed.”She angled her head toward the skittish mare.“And now you’ve got the girls in blue.So I guess that leaves me—the something old?”
“But you’ve still got it,” Amber whispered.
“Just no one to use it on,” Dana lamented.
“Stick with me, kid,” Rose cut in, shooting a challenging look at Dante, who was looking as stony-faced as only a member of the Blood and Thunder team could, prior to being reconstructed by a strong woman.“I’ll find us both a man, if we have to swim to the next island.”
And on that promising note, Alexei led Amber forward to stand in front of the minister who would bind them together for life.
“For my lovely wife,” Alexei said as he placed a diamond-studded band on Amber’s finger.
“For the husband who will ensure I’m never short of stories to tell,” she teased him, smiling as she placed the simple platinum band Alexei had requested on his wedding finger.
“Stories to tell our children, I hope you mean?”Alexei suggested.
“You guessed?”Instinctively, Amber touched her still-flat stomach.She hadn’t even confirmed the pregnancy yet.
“I hoped,” Alexei repeated as he drew Amber into his arms for a kiss.
