And now here we are. I have Bear as my best man. Walker, Nash, Dylan, Aiden and the rest of the guys are all here. But above all else, I’m about to lose it when my soon-to-be wife walks down the altar to me.
I’ve never been happier than I am right now in this moment. The ceremony is perfect—and quick—and when the preacher announces us as husband and wife, everyone laughs because I can’t keep my hands or my lips off my wife a second longer.
I pull away reluctantly when everyone starts cheering. Karina’s face is a dark shade of red, and she shyly buries her face against my chest. I walk her out and stand in the obligatory line of well-wishers.
“I love you, wife.”
Her eyes round as she looks up at me. “Oooh, I like the sound of that.”
I nod in agreement. I know she planned all of this, and I want her to enjoy it, but I wish we could disappear for a little while, just the two of us. The possessiveness to have her, to claim her as my wife in the rawest sense is almost too overwhelming. I want her under me, and I want it now.
She pats my chest and blinks up at me. “After the line dies down, I’m going to need help changing out of this into my reception dress. Do you think you can help me?”
I wrap my hand around her neck, holding her face so she’s looking straight at me. Desire is shining in her eyes too. She wants it just as much as I do. “Yes. Let’s make this quick.”
She nods and smirks at me like we have a secret before turning back to our guests.
Nash, my commander, comes and congratulates us. He pulls me aside. “I hate to cut this short, but the guys and I have to head out soon.”
I didn’t realize there was a mission. No one said anything. I look at the guys across the room. They’re all there, talking and probably figuring out the plan for the next mission. Aiden is across the room, with his hand smoothing up and down May’s back. There’s no doubt Colt is going to figure something is going on with them soon, but I can’t worry about that now.
Bear is still by my side, taking the job of best man very seriously. Everyone else has their focus on my beautiful wife. I look at Nash. “What’s happening?”
He just smirks. “Same ol’ same ol’. Someone needs savin’.”
I swallow hard.
Nash nods. “Yeah, and I’m sorry, I’m going to need all the guys on this one.”
There’s no way I’ll go, but I do hate the thought of my brothers doing a mission without me there to watch their back. All these men have been like brothers to me, and I’m going to miss working with them. “You ever need me, I’m just a call away.”
He nods his head and pulls me in for a hug. He lets go and walks off quickly. I watch as Nash gathers all the guys together, everyone but Bear. The man hasn’t left my side. He puts a hand on my shoulder. “It won’t be the same without you, brother,” he says before walking over to Samantha as Karina reaches for my hand.
I look down in her dark worried eyes. “Everything okay?”
I nod. Yeah, I’m going to miss the guys, but Karina is my life now. Wherever she is is where I want to be. I may still have to do missions, and chances are I’ll work with Nash and them again, but yeah, things are definitely going to be different.
I pull Karina into my arms. “Everything’s perfect.”
“We’ll be right back,” Karina tells everyone over her shoulder. She’s blushing as she grabs my hand, no doubt worried if people are going to know what we’re doing.
I can’t help teasing her. “You sure are in a hurry, honey.”
She looks up at me once we get through the small crowd of people and step into the back room. “Yeah, I’m just waiting on you to make it official.”
“Official?” I shake my head, not understanding.
“Yeah. I figure it’s not official until we consummate it, right? Only then am I truly Mrs. Knox Wright.”
I shut the door behind us and pull her to me. “Honey, it’s definitely official. You became mine the first moment I laid eyes on you.”
She starts lifting the hem of her dress. “I need you, Knox.” She whimpers, already breathless.
I help her with her dress and barely get her out of the layers of satin and tulle before I’m buried deep inside her. “I love you,” I tell her, looking into her big brown eyes.
She tightens her legs around my waist and throws her head back as I thrust into her. “I love you, too.”