of. Paul had registered the marriage
certificate and Amethyst last will and testament. Paul was a tall
lanky man with dark red hair side burns that were down to his jaws.
His smile was the most charming thing about him. He loved doing
favors for people, it made him feel important, and it showed; any
one who was his friend was significant.
With the papers registered Davenport walked
to his vehicle smiling. An hour later he called Rain on his cell
phone, and told him what he had done. And the reason for not going
into Coyote Ridge in case those men came to see him plus having to
wait a day more to register the papers could ruin things. He also
told Rain he would not return home until Tuesday night, so he would
not be at the church before then. This way no one would know the
difference. Copies of the papers Amethyst gave him were mailed as
per her wishes to her attorney. "What papers did Amethyst give
you?"
"You will have to ask her yourself son, she
said she would tell you this evening when I ask her if you knew.
Give her a chance to tell you herself, without asking son. See you
at Markus's and Silvers wedding, bye Rain"
"Thanks Reverend." Rain clicked off his
phone.
Pend and Kelly had brought food and drinks
for the occasion. Kelly held Pend's hand the entire time and could
not stop smiling. "Amethyst I want you to know how thrilled Pend
and I are to see Rain so happy. He has been a lonely man for to
long. I know he's only twenty-five now; he has been on his own
since he was fifteen. He met Pend, when they were twenty, and they
set up the pack just four years ago. They have worked hard,
welcomed new comers. In two weeks we have a nurse coming, we are
building a clinic for her. It's a great time to be joining our
pack. And there is going to be a wedding this week. Markus is
getting married to a wonderful girl name Silver. She is from the
same pack I came from. Rain sent Markus with a message for my
father, and that is when they met. They have been dating for four
months. Markus ask her to mate about two weeks ago. Markus starting
building his home shortly after joining the pack, always wanted a
home of his own."
"If Pend and Rain came here to set up the
pack, when did you meet Pend" Amethyst asked?
"Our marriage was arranged in away. My father
is the alpha with the pack east of here. The marriage between Pend,
and I secures our lands together giving us lots of space to grow. I
love Pend, have since the moment I saw him, we are one in thought,
mind, body, and soul."
Amethyst looked confused then said, "I
thought arranged marriages were between alpha's daughters, and an
alpha of another pack. So why didn't you marry Rain?"
"Rain was notified by my father of his
request for a political pairing. When Rain came with Pend to visit
my father; I talked my father into letting me marry Pend, when I
saw Pend, I just knew we were meant to be. There was no one that
made my heart flutter, then beat faster, not even Rain with all his
good looks. I cannot explain it; I lost my heart to Pend. My father
agreed to the marriage. Just as long as Rain agreed, and he did, so
I married Pend. We didn't mind bond for the first week. He wanted
me to feel I was a part of the pack first. Pend and I have been
mated for all most half a year now. Pend admitted to me later, he
didn't want to mind bond right away, it didn't feel like the right
time to him. We were mated a week when he finally felt it was the
right time," Kelly giggled. "I am glad we waited it was amazing.
You just wait and see when you and Rain mind bond."
Smiling she hugged Kelly, "I am so glad you
married Pend." Laughing, sneaking a peek at Rain across the room
while he spoke with the other men.
As if he new she was looking at him Rains
eyes moved from Pend and he looked at her. Rains smile was warm and
loving. His eyes were shining, she thought, "he's happy, really and
truly happy. The lines in his face were gone from stress. It is as
if the challenge that Hartman was giving him
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