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Ethan and Aiden swam hand in hand, enjoying the tropical lagoon’s crystal clear water. Under the watchful eye of their snorkeling and scuba instructor, the pair marveled at the vast variety of life. Ethan felt perfectly at home; much more so than Aiden. Brightly colored fish would come out to investigate the couple only to vanish back into the coral as the two approached. When Ethan dove below the surface by himself, a single clown fish emerged from the safety of a sea anemone and swam to him.

Thank you CG I thought about snow or flowers when Ethan was playing with the kids, but I didn't want that to become an over used ploy of his, even if it does have a nice effect. Yeah, becoming parents the natural way is impossible, but no less fun for them to continually attempt

Thank you Avid I think those were two of my favorite gifts as well. It would be fitting for them to find some way to publicly display many of the gifts since they enjoy sharing with their pack. I am leaving the door open for side stories and that is all I am saying at this point

Thank you LadyDe. It never felt right that it sounded like Rafe and Mary could have been only children and this was the prefect moment to me to remedy that. As parents, they are too loving to have been in a small family I can't believe it is at chapter 49 either. I hope you're feeling better soon and happy that this boosted your spirits. Hugz

As always, Thank you Rbenn

Thank you Lux

Thank you Buz One of the joys about writing the Tucker family is creating a family I wish I could have been a part of. With how long I have been writing them, they are my family to a point. It would be cool to have them doing a world tour to personally visit the packs/clans that couldn't attend the wedding. This started out intended to be 15 chapters tops. I shelved it after chapter 7 for about a year and only started again because someone had a copy after I had deleted what I'd written. Hearing the reactions from all the readers is as fun for me as seeing the characters come to life chapter after chapter.

Thank you Patrick The world needs more Lycan art.

Thank you as always Centex With Aiden, it was his mating to Ethan that brought him into being a full Alpha and likewise with Ethan becoming a full Alpha. I'm not going to go as far as to say that a non-mated Alpha can't shift into a hybrid form depending on how powerful he or she is, but most cross over that threshold in their Alpha development with their true mate at their side.

Thank you JT It could be fun having them as dads. I could see Aiden being a big kid with kids.

Sunshine streamed through the windows, throwing sparkles of light around the room. Ethan inhaled his mate’s rich scent as he fought the urge to open his eyes. He wanted to put off the world for a few more minutes. The warmth and protection of the arms wrapped around him felt good. His head rested on the furry chest; his ears caught his husband’s rhythmic heartbeat. Taking another deep breath, he let the scent wash over him. There was no place in the world he would rather be. It was not long be

Thank you Buz. The music for the last chapter and this one was as important to me as the setting itself. I agree with you on Cor Glanaethwy. When I heard them, they inspired the inclusion of a choir into the wedding and reception. A DJ friend of mine introduced me to Cody Xeru's music and the times I've talked to Cody, he is incredibly friendly. Hearing that song always brings a smile to my face and it was something that had to be used here. I kind of picture everyone on the dance floor for that last big song of the night. The two were truly humbled by the gifts from the dignitaries as each gift is something special from the various people they came from. With the Egyptian statuettes, each member of their inner circle was represented by one of the statues; a wolf, coyote and lion with two Alphas. The two Alphas both showing as pharaohs with the different gods were a unifying presents to stop the ancient wars and now the children of those gods stand with the Elemental/Alphas.

Thank you CG. It was fun coming up with the various gifts.

Thank you Centex

Thank you Avid

Thank you Imoline.

Thanks Gee. that is an understatement

Thank you Rbenn

Thank you JT Tyler and some of the others were always meant to be just secondary or passing characters. They are part of Aiden and Ethan's circle of friends that get together often, they would have only come up in the story during one of the groups runs or barbecues.

Thank you LadyDe I'd been trying to work out how to put a dragon or two into this since the early chapters. This was the first point it felt like it could work. As for the red head from the UK and his family, there are certain pictures of people in my mind. I am going to stick with it is up to the reader since he goes unnamed.

Thanks Gee. Who wouldn't be drawn to dragons

As everyone stood to applaud, trumpets sounded the opening fanfare of the traditional “Wedding March”. Holding hands, the pair slowly walked down the aisle. They stopped briefly at the fourth row, turned to face Alpha Stockdale, and bowed in respect to their leader. The grooms nodded to friends and well-wishers as they made their way past them. The smiles on their faces were as bright as the sun and just as warming to the hearts of those present. Trevor and Darius fell in line behind the hap

Thank you Phoenix. After this, if I ever get married I will have to give serious thought if I want to write my own vows Trevor falling into the background is mainly due to him being away at college, but he does come home for anything important involving his friends. As far as the UK representative goes, that is strictly up to the readers interpretation

Thank you CG Just like their small winter wedding, I wanted it to have some touches of tradition but with their own flair as well as Ethan using his gifts simply for the enjoyment of everyone attending. The most important thing to Aiden and Ethan was the inclusion of all their pack mates. Everyone else, like the choir is a bonus.

Thank you Buz. Seeing what you wrote about being tired and then feeling happy around remembering it was new chapter day made my day I've actually been working on portions of this chapter since I wrote about Ethan's first shift. At the time, the different types of Were's visiting didn't work, but it was something that I had wanted to include as a portion of his "coming out" process.