Wild Magic Two: The Dark of the Sun- a M/M shifter fantasy romance

Epilogue: His Alone

***** I think I mentioned the song "Lovely," by Billie Eilish and Khalid as being Cain and Riece's love song. There's another, if you wanna take a listen. "Dust to Dust" by The Civil Wars. Just if you wanna :):)

It was wonderful writing Cain and Riece's story, and I hope you all liked it as much as I liked writing it :D Lady Sera and Lacy will be back in their own book soon, joined by Galen (Geir's cousin) from my Far From Home series (a M/F/F polyamory romance). The next book though is Robert and Sami's, which I should have finished within a couple of weeks, so I can start uploading it then.

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CAIN—

Our wedding was as ostentatious, loud, and ridiculous as Riece's flamboyant heart could ever desire. The man had been planning his royal wedding to a partner since he was a child, left alone while all the other children played together, dreaming of a future where he was able to proclaim his love for a person who was his equal in every way, and yet who was comfortable standing in the dark shadow he inevitably cast as the Emperor of a powerful realm of kingdoms.

So I stepped back, propped my mate up, and let him throw the wedding his heart had dreamed up in his years of loneliness. It took him six months to plan which, he said, was "rushing things," but I had begged as much speed as he could muster. I wanted him tied to me by more than a bond that could be refuted as fancy as soon as possible, terrified he would someday wake up and come to his senses that he was marrying an animal who was so far beneath him it was almost comedic I had dared let myself love him.

There were hundreds of thousands of flowers, little desserts I couldn't pronounce the names of, dignitaries from every kingdom in the realm, ambassadors and royalty from surrounding countries, and the largest cake I had ever seen in my entire life. There were garlands of gold and the darkest blue— our colors he had chosen to stand for me and him— and centerpieces made of gold crusted, glittery blue-black roses. The color he had chosen for me reminded me of a star-filled night sky, dark but with the light glow of the stars.

When the day finally came, I rounded the corner of the aisle, Dasan on one elbow, Nibley on the other, guiding me to my future with wide, proud smiles, and my breath caught at the sight of my mate.

Decked out in a suit of purest gold, blue-black satin trim shining in the firelight around him. His hair was braided back in an intricate, delicate knot, and it was tied through with black and clear diamonds and strings of gold. The golden crown dripping with diamonds and various colored jewels fit his head like a glove, my heart hammering as I saw my lover and mate as all he was.

And dear gods, those eyes. Lined with kohl, his lashes thick and dark against his pale cheeks, they glowed and sparked with heat as I moved towards him and his eyes roamed my body with possession and all the power of an Emperor.

Edon and Lady Sera stood on one side of Riece as my groomspeople, Lhiam and Princess Lacy to the other as Riece's. Edon and Lady Sera wore dark blue laced with gold, matching my own suit, Lhiam and Princess Lacy in gold laced with blue to match Riece. All of them fell away as I reached Riece, grabbed his hands, and didn't release them the rest of the night.

When we had spoken our vows, me promising to honor and protect my lover, husband, and Emperor even unto death, and Riece swearing to keep me safe, loved, and cherished, Riece turned us around and we sat on the thrones that stood side by side on the raised dais of the throne room.