Page 123 of Searching for her Heart
“We’re going to try living in Maplewick, one of my mates, Ryker, is from that village.”
“Oh good! That’s not too far from the dock at Westhaven Harbor, so we’ll be able to see you whenever we dock there.”
“Why don’t we make arrangements to meet up later for dinner?” Ria asks, looking around at everybody there.
“Actually, your timing is rather perfect,” Silver says, his arm going around my shoulder as he pulls me into his side. “We’re getting married, and I’m hoping one of you could officiate our wedding, as the captain of a ship.”
“Oh yes! Bazz, you should do it!“ She turns her pleading eyes to one of her mates.
“Of course.”
He nods and Ria throws her arms in the air yelling, “Woo hoo! Oh my god!” She spins to me with wide eyes. “I’m going to get to go to your wedding? Oh my goodness, this is so exciting! You need a dress, and flowers, and something blue…”
I laugh at her enthusiasm. “Calm down girl, I’m a pro at this, this isn’t my first wedding after all.”
“Damn girl, good for you!” I laugh, thinking how amused she’ll be to see my full harem.
“So, when do you want to do this?” Ria’s mate, Huxley, asksSilver.
“Tonight,” Silver answers straight away, surprising me with his eagerness. When I look at him with my eyebrows raised, a slow smile crosses his face. I have a feeling I know what his rush is, and I feel the blush rising in my cheeks again.
“Well, we better go get ready then, but where will we do it?”
“How about right here, on the pier?” Silver suggests.
“Oh, yes! That’s perfect!” I say as I clap my hands together. Ria and I hug goodbye and make plans to meet here for my wedding later that day.
Silver and I head back to the inn, our hands clasped together as I swing our arms back and forth, humming a happy tune to myself.
“I’ve never seen you this happy,” Silver comments.
“What’s not to be happy about? I have you, I’ve seen Ria and know she’s alive and well, now there’s nothing else I need to worry about.”
I guess I was lucky that all my other wedding days were sunny, because as I walk down the aisle with Drake and Apollo escorting me, the heavy rain pours down on us. They suggested we do it inside the lobby of the inn, but I refused. My stubbornness won out in the end.
One of Ria’s mates, Calix, stayed back at the place they’re living at with the baby while Ria, Bazz and Huxley came to join us.
Because of the rain, I didn’t get a chance to introduce my mates to Ria yet, so I don’t think she’s aware of howmany I actually have.
Once we’ve said our vows, Silver carries me all the way to the inn and when we get inside with my other mates and our three guests, I start the introductions.
“Ria, I’d like you to meet my other mates and husbands. This is Ryker, I met him when I first arrived and jumped on a giant eagle. He jumped on behind me and saved me from falling off. Then we were dumped on top of a snowy mountain where we met Braxton.” I point to my next mate. “He saved us from a snowprowler, which is like a giant white saber-tooth tiger, before carrying me back to his cave all caveman style. The two of them basically told me how things work here and that they wanted to be with me and that was that.
“Then we headed down the mountain and an avalanche trapped us inside. When we came out, I fell down the mountain where I met Indy.” I point to him. “He saved me from a bullicorn, yes that’s a cross between a bull and a unicorn, before sweeping me up on his horse and carrying me to safety. He then helped save me from bandits, along with Drake.” I point to Drake at the end. “But at the time, Drake was wearing a mask and I just thought of him as my masked savior as he disappeared right after saving me.
“Then I met Silver as he and his friends helped Braxton and Ryker find me in the forest. We stayed at his tavern for a while after we realized that he knew who you were and that you were okay. We finally decided to cross the desert, and I was sort of attacked by a giant sand worm and ended up in the middle of the desert alone for several days. Apollo here saved me.” I point to my last mate.
“He has a super cool water power and brought me back to his oasis, where he nursed me back to health until the others could find me. But then I was taken from them by a group of bandits who used some sort of magical knockout gas and when we arrived in the eastern woods, Drake saved me by taking them all out.”
I watch as Ria’s eyes get bigger and bigger with each part of my story. When I finally finish, she just stares at me silently for afull minute before she speaks. “Oh damn, that is a lot. It sounds like you need at least six mates to keep you safe, Pen!”
“That’s what we keep saying,” Ryker says, pulling my wet body against his.
“Yes, and as much as we’d like to keep chatting, everyone is soaking wet and Penny and I have business to attend to,” Silver states as he moves in front of me. He bends down and throws me over his shoulder, taking me by surprise as he marches up the stairs.
I lift my head and wave at Ria. “Bye Aquaria, I’ll talk to you tomorrow.” Silver slaps my ass and I add, “Let’s make that a few days!” She laughs as I’m carried up the stairs and out of sight.
Silver opens the door before pushing it shut and setting me on my feet.
