Desert Heat (Complete)
Desert Heat Chapter 58

{Allie’s P.O.V.}

When we got back to the packhouse later that morning, Dorian immediately told his parents and contacted Elder Maxwell. Although I didn’t have a wedding dress, Sam was kind of enough to lend me a white cocktail dress which fit perfectly.

All of us were running on zero hours of sleep, but all of us were so excited, we didn’t care. Brandon’s and Mikey’s parents were also in attendance as witnesses along with baby Allen and baby Sawyer. We didn’t end up doing the maid of honor or best man thing, we just hand them stand in their ranks, and as our best friends. We also had Amber and Ronnie watching via Skype. Even though we had planned to go to Florida to see Amber and her family, given what was happening with Tucker, we didn’t want to put their pack in danger. So, we postponed our trip to Florida until Tucker was dealt with. Amber understood.

It was a short and sweet ceremony that required another b***d oath between Dorian and me.

“Alpha, your vows please,”

“Allie, there are no words to describe my love for you. From the moment I saw you, I knew I wanted to make you mine. You are this tiny stick of dynamite that turns my world upside down, and I wouldn’t want my life any other way. You bring out the best of me, and I will do everything in my power to be the husband that you deserve. You make my life complete. I will love you as long I live, and even in death, I will love you. Thank you, for being who you are and loving me unconditionally. The moon goddess could not have given me a more perfect mate, that I now get to call my wife,”

“Luna, your vows please,”

“Dorian, since the day we met, you have been nothing but kind and loving. You showed me your heart even though mine was closed. You waited for me patiently until I was ready to let you in, and once I did, I never wanted to let you out. I know I’ve told you this before, but I love you with everything that I am. You found me when I was lost, you fixed me when I was broken, you loved me when I didn’t love myself, and you gave me the family I never had. Even though our daughter is no longer with us, I know that she is with us in our hearts. She was the first of many babies that we will have that will show that our love knows no bounds. I will love you forever in this life, and in every life after this,”

“The rings please,” the Elder said. Leah and Brandon hand us the wedding bands. Dorian put the ring on my finger first, and then I put his on after. “I, Elder Luke Maxwell now pronounce you, husband and wife. Alpha, you may k**s your bride,”

Dorian pulled me into a deep and tender k**s. I could hear our friends and family cheering, but all I could see, and feel was Dorian, my husband. I was now officially Mrs. Dorian Shaw, and I could not have been happier.

After the service, Dorian and I went to go visit Lavender in our wolf forms. We changed back into our human forms when we got there. It was the first time I didn’t cry visiting her. I cleaned up the weeds and placed fresh new lavenders around her memorial. We told her that mommy and daddy got married and that I wore a pretty white dress and how handsome her daddy looked. We just sat and talked to her for a few hours.

On our way back, we decided to let Mercury and Bandit have some alone time to commemorate their marriage as well. We didn’t get back to the packhouse until right before dinner time. Everyone was passed out and only Dorian and I were wide awake. We had dinner sent to our room and we just cuddled in bed talking about little things and laughing about stupid s**t. Our bond never felt stronger.

We both agreed that we wouldn’t have a honeymoon and that we would just combine that into the trip to the Bahamas in place of a bachelor-bachelorette party since that was no longer relevant. So, it would be a honeymoon/birthday celebration for me. We also decided to get a separate room for us and let the gang have the Bridge Suite while Dorian and I got the honeymoon suite. Luckily, it turned out to be in the same tower just down the hall.

“Okay, I think those are the final adjustments to the trip,” I said while closing the laptop.

“Aren’t you tired baby?”

“I’m okay. What about you?”

“I’m okay,” he said while caressing my arm. “I think we should consummate our marriage,” he said sitting up and kissing my shoulder. Dorian was ready to go because he was already naked under the covers, but his words just made me laugh.

“HAHAH!!!”

“Why are you laughing?”

“You said consummate! This isn’t the 1800s Dorian!” I just kept laughing.

“Keep laughing, see what happens,”

“Oh, I’m so scared,” I said sticking out my tongue. Dorian flipped me over and started to tickle my feet.

“AHHH!! NOOO!!!” we both started to laugh uncontrollably. I grabbed the pillow and smacked Dorian in the face. He stopped tickling me and I jumped off the bed running away.

“Get back here!” he jumped off the bed and started to chase me around the room butt naked. Instead of consummating our marriage as he wanted, we ended up just playing and laughing for a bit. Once we were tired out, we finally went to bed. I took off my shirt and snuggled close to him.

“I love you, Mrs. Shaw,” he said to me and kissed my forehead.

“I love you, Mr. Shaw,”

—–FOUR MONTHS LATER—-

It was the day before our trip, and we were at the firm finalizing our plans to have Sam and Lucas’ teams grab the rogue when we came back from the Bahamas. Ever since we got married, I had been coming to work with Dorian and just consulting on everything. We wanted to make sure the plan was flawless. Unfortunately, the internal investigation that Dorian had launched to find the traitor was a bust. The rogue never came back to the office.

Even though I was only consulting, Dorian got me my own office right next to his. That way, if we weren’t in meetings, I could be doing something productive while he actually worked. I still hadn’t found my wedding dress, and we finally set an actual date. So, I was online most of the time just looking at dresses. I made an appointment at a bridal shop when we got back.

Andre and Dani ended up moving into the packhouse with us. Andre recently finalized the bomb replica and Mikey found the IP addresses associated with the camera. Andre recorded himself making the bomb so he could make several more as prototypes. Mikey used his resources to track down the geolocation of the laptop that was connected to the camera used in the bomb. Unfortunately, when we sent a team to the location, it had been abandoned. It had been for months.

I was searching the web looking at dress ideas when Brittany came in,

“Mrs. Shaw, I’m getting ready to head out for the day, did you need anything before I left?”

“No, thank you,”

“Okay, have a wonderful trip,”

“Thank you, we will see you when we get back,” she smiled and closed the door. I figured I would shut down and head over to Dorian’s office so we could go home. I locked my door and walked over to Dorian’s office. The door was ajar, and I peaked in. Dorian was leaned back in his chair with his eyes closed and papers were stacked on his desk. Dorian had been working so much trying to things in order before we left.

I walked in and sat in his lap. He didn’t even open his eyes; he just smiled and wrapped his arms around me.

“You good?” I asked him while caressing his hair.

“Yes, I just finished the last of it, like five minutes ago,”

“Let’s go home,” I said to him. He opened his eyes, smiled, and nodded.

The rest of the night everyone spent packing. I made sure that Sin had everything she needed since I knew how she was. I also made sure that Mikey had their passports because Sin was notorious for misplacing s**t. Once I was done packing, I went to the nursery to play with the babies. Allen and Sawyer were just under five months, and Katie gave birth to fraternal twins, one boy, and one girl. They were just a few weeks old, but her son Matthew was a lot bigger than her daughter Madison.

Over the last week or so, I noticed that Allen didn’t want to play with Sawyer but wanted to play with Madison. Even though they were just babies, it seemed odd to me to see Allen gravitate to Madison. It made me wonder if Allen and Madison were possibly mates. I changed all the babies and waited for Helena and Bridget to come and get them. Sin and Leah were still packing, so I offered to watch the boys until their grandmas arrived.

Once I handed off the babies, I went to check on Sin. She was just zipping up her suitcase.

“Wow, you actually packed ahead of schedule,” I say to her while standing in the door.

“Yeah, well, being a mom has changed how I see things,” I just shook my head. “Are you excited?”

“For the trip, hell yes. It’s been a long time coming, plus, we can all use the vacation,”

“Knowing that I will be away from Allen for nine days is killing me, am I being crazy?”

“No, it’s natural to feel that way. I felt that way when I was pregnant with Lavender,” Sin paused a moment and looked at me.

“Have you and Dorian talked about trying again?”

“You mean to have another baby?” she nods

“I mean, we don’t try not to. If it happens, it happens,” I tell her. “Although I will be honest, I asked the moon goddess to hold off on blessing me with a pup until Tucker is dead. I can’t risk getting pregnant and then something happening to my second baby. I don’t think I would survive,”

“I understand, I just want you and Dorian to be happy babe,” I smiled and hugged her.

“Hey, I want a hug,” Leah said. We smiled and opened our arms for her.

“Hey, what about me?” we heard Dani and had her join in too. We all just started laughing for a minute, but then something hit me. I looked at Dani and stared at her for a minute.

“What?” Dani asked. I lifted my brow at her. “Allie, what?!”

“Dani, I think you should get Andre and go to the pack hospital. Tell Dr. Quinn that I sent you, she’ll know why,”

“But I’m not sick,”

“You will be in a couple of weeks,” I say to her. She looked confused but Leah and Sin gasp realizing what I meant. “Just trust me, and go,”

“Okay,” she leaves the room.

“Do you really think…” Leah asks

“Yup,” I reply and smiled. We all went down for dinner and waited for Andre and Dani to come back. Sure enough, I was spot on and Dani was pregnant. Andre was singing in French and Dani couldn’t stop smiling. Dani always wanted to be a mother. It was going to be interesting having a three-tier hybrid baby in the packhouse. Dinner that night was relatively low key and as soon as we finished, we all went to bed. Our flight was at eight in the morning, so we all needed to get a good night’s sleep.

The next morning, everyone was surprisingly up on time, and ready to go by 6:30. We had to make the trip to McCarran International which was about an hour and a half away from the packhouse with current traffic conditions. Nick was the lucky individual that would drive us, so he got to skip morning training. Hank was taking over morning training duties while Sam and Lucas were away with us. We loaded up the Tahoe and swung by Sam’s house to pick her and Lucas up. Then we headed for the airport. Instead of napping, we were all playing games, and I was passing around the itinerary for the trip and all of the excursions I had lined up. I also made sure to leave at least 48 hours of personal time for everyone to do what they wanted. Us girls definitely wanted to go shopping, and the guys would want to do some gambling.

Breakfast and lunch as a group were optional, but dinner was mandatory since I had made a bunch of reservations and everyone was more than okay with that. Again, I left a few nights open so everyone could their own thing. Everyone was most excited about the yacht rental I had planned. I got a boat big enough to hold up to 18 people, so there was plenty of room for all of us. I showed Lucas the specs of the boat since he had an obsession with boats. He told me that it was a great model and that the deck was big enough for us ladies to tan while the guys did some fishing and drinking. We all cheered in the car and I snuggled close to my husband. I would never get tired of saying that. My husband.

“Are you excited baby?”

“Very,” He smiled and kissed me softly. “Oh, before I forget, Dorian and I got a separate room, so you guys can enjoy the big suite I originally booked,”

“Awww, no fun,” Leah said

“This is also our honeymoon, so we wanted a lot of private time,” I told her. She just smiled and nodded. The drive to the airport went by quickly since we were all just talking and having a good time. Nick pulled up the private strip where Dorian’s company jet was waiting.

“DAMN!!!” Leah, Sin, and I shouted when we saw the jet up close. This was the first time we had ever seen it. The jet was pure black and had tinted windows. That was it. It was simple and yet somehow the sexiest aircraft I had ever seen. Nick and the guys unloaded all of the bags and put them into the cargo hold while we ladies go on. When we got up the stairs, the pilot and the flight attendant were waiting. Sam said that they’re members of the pack,

“Good morning, Luna and friends, my name is Captain Grayson and this Molly,”

“Good morning Captain and Molly, thank you for your services today,”

“It is our pleasure, Luna. We would like to offer our sincerest congratulations on the marriage,”

“Thank you,” I smiled, and we all went to our seats. The interior of the jet was so nice. There were beige leathered couches, a lounging area with bean bag chairs, a TV and gaming console, a minibar, two bathrooms, a shower, and a small bedroom in the back.

The jet was so spacious and all eight of us fit perfectly without anyone being squished. It helped that we were all on mates’ laps.

“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome aboard. We are ready for take-off to Nassau, Bahamas. We will be making a stop in Miami to refuel, and then from there, we will make our way to Nassau. The weather conditions in Nassau are prime, sunny, and with a temperature of 97 degrees Fahrenheit. The weather expectations for the next ten days are expected to be the same, with high temps in the low 100s. You picked a good time to go,” said the captain.

“Ladies and gentlemen, please put all electronic devices on airplane mode and fasten your seatbelts,” we sat in our own seats and buckled up. “Once the captain turns off the fasten seatbelt sign, you will be free to move about the aircraft. I will bring breakfast and refreshments out shortly. Please enjoy your flight to Nassau, Bahamas,” Molly said into in the intercom.

This was going to be a fun ride, in more ways than one.