#Chapter 445- Wedding Preparations

Ella

“Ella!” Cora shouts from the closet, her voice a little frantic. “Ella, help! Please!”

I turn quickly towards the closet, a biscuit and a cup of coffee in each of my hands and Rafe strapped to my chest in his little carrier. “What’s wrong?” I call as I hurry towards her.

But I see the problem immediately as I come to the door, with Cora wrapped up in yards of fabric and one of the stylists tugging fervently at the buttons which close the back.

“It doesn’t fit,” Cora says, her face worried.

“What?” I say, my eyes going a little wide. “But we did a fitting two days ago did you -”

“I guess I got bigger,” Cora sighs, looking down at the little baby bump that makes me so happy to see. “I don’t know – it would be a ridiculous thing to consider with a human baby, but with the way these wolves grow? In leaps and bounds?” She looks back up at me, shaking her head. “I’m sorry Ella what the hell are we going to do?”

“We’re going to use the back-up dress,” I say, grinning widely and shoving the rest of the cookie in my mouth while I put my coffee down on a shelf. Then I move for a big white box I’ve kept secretly in the corner under a pile of other big white boxes.

“Oh, thank god,” the stylist murmurs under her breath, making me laugh.

the second stylist, who nods and steps away to place a

the top off the box and reveal an identical wedding gown, just one size larger. “How…how did you

wolf pregnancy too!” I say, lifting the dress out and carrying it over. “I remember how unpredictable it is. At least you aren’t being flown over to another

off the first wedding dress as I hang up her second and begin to steam

head and glancing over my shoulder at

Cora says, her

turn fully to her now. “You’re

stylist takes it away. ” You know that none of this has been important to me,

in my hand. “Don’t be anxious, Cora. It’s going to

at me before dipping her head to kiss Rafe on his. He burbles up at her, happily kicking his legs, making her laugh. “You’re more comfortable in the

the coronation! I ran

was perfectly you though,” she says, raising her eyebrows at me with a smile. “Everyone loved it. I

her, “you just be perfectly

her chest. ” Actually, do you have a robe or something I can wear while I wait for the dress to be ready?

and letting out a little burst of warm steam

from me, demon,” she says, swatting at me and laughing, making me turn away and get back to work. But even as I point to the robe hanging up in a corner of the closet and Cora dashes over to pull

day? I have a feeling it’s

was a little hesitant about the choice because I didn’t want everything to look the same, and like we couldn’t make something special for Cora and Roger, but…well, it’s the biggest space we’ve got, and there are crowds of people already waiting outside of the palace in addition to the hundreds we’ve invited to

around in the empty hall with Sinclair at my side, Rafe in my arms in a chic little tuxedo with a white jacket. To my chagrin, he wouldn’t consent to

possible,” he laughs, looking around, “when

Not wanting to show up the bride, I opted for a very pale green that looks pretty with my hair. We decided not to wear our crowns today, wanting to

don’t know how it’s possible,” I say, looking around the room again in awe. “I mean,

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