Total pages in book: 106
Estimated words: 104329 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 522(@200wpm)___ 417(@250wpm)___ 348(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 104329 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 522(@200wpm)___ 417(@250wpm)___ 348(@300wpm)
Larissa, Harlow, Ava, and Abriana walked down the aisle. She refused to have a maid of honor. All three were hers. Little Bella was their flower girl. Umberto was their ring bearer, carried by his father.
Next, Carlos stared at the vision of his wife.
Raven wore a veil. The dress she wore was beautiful. Exactly like the pictures Raven had quickly described from her mother’s sketch. The book and all of her mother’s possession were gone. All Raven had were her memories.
Carlos had made sure the photographer was to take as many pictures as possible.
He was determined to bring all of Raven’s memories of her mother to life. All their plans. They were now theirs.
He’d never gotten the pleasure of meeting Mrs. Stoltz, but he would make sure her daughter was cared for properly, with the love she deserved.
Smokey lifted the veil over Raven’s head, and then placed her hand within his.
Jonah stood at the head of the church. He cleared his throat, and the ceremony began.
Carlos stared down at his bride, and then to her feet. The dress covered her feet, but she lifted the gown just enough for him to see the boots.
He couldn’t stop smiling. He was so fucking happy.
This woman was his soul mate. His reason for breathing. The love of his fucking life, and he was never going to let her go.
Not ever.
Epilogue
Nine months later
Raven looked up, smiling as Carlos presented her with an ice cream. His wedding band glinted in the sunshine, and she felt the one around her ring finger. She had an engagement ring and a wedding band.
They’d been married for nine months.
Carlos collapsed on the ground next to her.
“They’re asleep,” Raven said.
Carlos looked over at their babies, both of which were underneath a canopy. Raven loved her babies.
Two.
That had certainly been a surprise at one of their last ultrasounds. One of her babies had been a little shy and had hidden behind her sister rather than come out. It certainly made the pregnancy in those last few weeks trying.
She had made it, though, and had given birth to two healthy, beautiful baby girls.
She couldn’t name them both Leah, and it seemed wrong to her to only give one child the name from her mother. With her name being Raven, she also didn’t want to complicate it, so she had named her daughters after her mother’s two favorite things. Summer and Winter. Her mother’s favorite seasons.
“And they sleep now, when I don’t have you alone?” Carlos groaned.
Raven chuckled.
Their babies had certainly challenged them. They didn’t like to sleep throughout the night. They both had insatiable appetites, and both seemed to know when their father wanted some quiet time.
Neither of them granted it.
Not that they didn’t have the means of making it work.
The club loved her babies.
The twins were doted on there. Watching the guys slowly fall in love with her daughters was … special. They had all visited her in the hospital after she gave birth, and one by one, she saw them all vow to protect them.
Ava, Abriana, Harlow, and Larissa had also said how cute they were.
They were her family.
On Carlos’s side, there had been some judgment. The women adored her babies, but she knew they also called out the fact she hadn’t had a son. The men were the same. Raven had failed to give birth to a son, but instead, two girls.
Carlos loved them. He never talked about having a son.
This was why she loved him, along with many other reasons. Like now, their babies were asleep under a canopy, and Carlos simply wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close.
“Have I told you today that I love you?” he asked.
“Yes, and I’ve told you that I love you.”
“Good.” He kissed the side of her head.
She chuckled as he tried to stifle a yawn.
“Are you happy, Raven?” he asked.
“Yes. I am.”
“Do you deserve that happiness?”
He’d started asking her this regularly. She knew he worried about her. There was no need for him to, but it filled her heart knowing he did.
“Yes, I do.”
“Good.” He slammed his lips down on hers, and she wrapped her arms around him. She felt his hard length digging against her leg, and sure enough, one of their girls began to cry.
He groaned. “See, cock blocks.”
Raven laughed, but together, they crawled toward their babies, and Raven had never felt happier and more complete in her life.
The End