Asher (Demons-In-Law Book 1) by Louisa Masters

Author:Louisa Masters [Masters, Louisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-04-18T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Asher

Garrett and I meet in the hallway, and a single glance at his calm, smiling face is all I need to regain my confidence. Maybe I am too emotionally invested in this marriage, but I’m just going to go with it. I can deal with the fallout later.

I open my mouth to tell Garrett how handsome he looks but find myself wrapped up in a hug from a stranger. “Cousin!”

What the fuck?

The big hellhound squeezes, making it hard to breathe, but then someone pries him off me. “For fuck’s sake, Alistair,” Gideon snaps, “you’re supposed to welcome him to the family after the wedding.”

“Pfffft,” the giant hellhound who must be Garrett’s cousin Alistair says. “There’ll be a crowd then. Besides, I never do what I’m supposed to.”

I straighten my suit as half the people in the hall with us agree with that statement, then I turn back to Garrett. “You look… Is there glitter on your suit?” Did he tell me he planned to do that? He was very firm on the idea of wearing a plain black suit, because, as he said, they’re practical, look good in photos, and can be worn again later. I don’t remember anything being said about decorating it with multicolored glitter.

He smiles. “Yes. Isn’t it pretty? Alistair’s responsible for it… though not directly.”

I have so many questions, but now probably isn’t the time—and honestly, I’m not convinced I really want to know the answers. “Are you ready to get married?”

“Of course.”

The last of my nerves vanish.

“Yeah! It’s go time!” Alistair fist-pumps the air, then ushers my cousins, Sam, and whoever the other two people are toward the stairs. “Let’s get to our seats so these guys can make a big entrance. I bags the front row!”

“It’s probably taken,” the woman explains with what sounds like forced patience, but Alistair’s not listening. He’s slung an arm around Gideon’s neck—an arm he’s likely to lose any second now—and is loudly saying, “In just a little while, we’re going to be cousins!”

“I don’t think it works that way,” Micah ventures, probably to prevent a homicide at my wedding. “Cousin of your cousin-by-marriage doesn’t make him your cousin.”

I tune them out as they reach the stairs and start down, focusing my attention on Garrett instead. “This is going to be a great day.”

Garrett takes my hand. “You bet it is.”

We walk down the stairs and across the grand main hall to the ballroom. The ceremony is being held here, and then while canapés are served in the main hall and formal parlor, the caterers will set up tables for the meal later.

Two of the staff are waiting for us at the very fancy double doors. Garrett gives them a nod, and the doors are pushed open in perfect unison. Did they practice that? It seems like the kind of thing hellhounds would insist on practicing.

There’s no time to devote further thought to it, because the music has begun to play inside—Garrett’s mother wanted a string quartet, but he talked her down to a single pianist—and our guests are all standing.

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