Alpha's Ballet Mate novel Chapter 25

Somehow he had carried a small black box with him on our run. It was now open and in my hand. A small ring rested on the pillow. The band was a pure stainless steel with a diamond resting on it. "Are you asking me what I think you are Theo?" He came closer and for the briefest moment captured my lips with his. "Yes I am Abbie. I want you to be my wife as well as my mate."

The ring was a perfect fit. It slid onto my finger with ease. "Yes." Theo literally picked me up and swung me around as we shared a passionate kiss. As he set me down a smile spread right across my face. "You do know you basically took your proposal speech from 'All I Ask of You' in 'The Phantom of the Opera' right?" his deep rumbled laughter rent through the forest.

"I know. While you were gone I asked your brother what your favorite movie was and he said it was that. I just have watched it twice a week. I see why you like it so much." Just like that we were engaged. Sometimes our people got married but not as often as you would think. Instead of running back we just took a nice stroll hand in hand.

The air whipped around me as the leaves fell around my feet. My knees sunk into the Earth as I knelt down. The stone that marked my father's grave was just a simple grey one. For the first time since I've been back I finally worked up the nerve to come here. I only found it because I knew he would be next to mom.

His name drilled holes into me like a curse. How could a simple name make me feel so much guilt for being alive? How could I feel so ashamed that he is dead but I'm not? My father's grave was one of the fresher ones. I could tell by how fresh the stone looked. I told Theo I needed to just see the grave but truthfully I just needed to think.

"So I'm getting married dad. Theo asked me and I said yes." I have no idea why telling a grave that I am getting married was so nerve wrecking. "I've heard that James is doing a great job at being Beta. I would probably not have ever been able to do that job."

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