The Rejected Daughter Of An Alpha novel Chapter 36

"Her daughter, brother, and I." Grandpa says with tears in his eyes. Each of the boys kiss her cheeks and hand her over to the man of her dreams.

"The words that will be spoken here today are significant, though they are not what join these two. Nor is it this ceremony. For we are not here to mark the start of a relationship but to recognize a bond that already exists. Cole Peck and Ari Mora have already joined themselves together, and we have gathered to bear witness to the love that has grown between them."

"We are here to witness their statement of love and commitment. This is an act as ancient as the human race and, at the same time, as new as each morning. For it speaks of the past and hopes for the future, of the life of the individual and the existence of the community. Marriage is a going forth; a giving up of one way in search of a greater fulfillment than either can achieve alone, risking what they are for what they might be."

"Cole and Ari, do you come with joy and anticipation to this moment when you will be legally joined in marriage? Do you pledge to treat each other with kindness, respect and compassion, to listen to each other and to speak to each other with honesty, today and always?"

"We do." They reply at the same time.

"You have come to love each other deeply and sincerely. That love has given you the desire to unite in marriage and to establish a home together. In this ceremony you are dedicating yourselves to give happiness and well-being, each to the other. Your marriage is an act of trust. It must not be based on the vain hope of what the other will do or will not do, might become or might not become. It must be based on the firm belief in your own individual worth and that of the other. Your pledge today is an expression of your devotion. The words spoken in this ceremony will validate your marriage only if your love and commitment to one another are strong enough to sustain it. Today you announce your love for each other in the presence of families and friends. We rejoice with you and we wish you well."

"Cole Peck and Ari Mora, as you have come here freely to give yourselves in marriage do you now promise that you will love and honor each other as husband and wife?"

"We do."

"Cole, repeat after me. I, your name, take you, Ari Mora, to be my wife; to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse; for richer, for poorer; in sickness and in health; to love and to cherish; until the end of our days."

"I, Cole Peck, take you, Ari Mora, to be my wife; to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse; for richer, for poorer; in sickness and in health; to love and to cherish; until the end of our days." He says with his eyes full of love and his voice cracking.

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