I led her back up the steps and when we stop at the podium, I kissed her palm, and she gives a delicious shiver. I love how she reacts to me. I look back out at our pack members, and I feel Heath and Von walk up to us from where they had been seated in their chairs on the stage. Heath was next to me, and Von was next to Peyton. I call out for all of them to hear me, “This is my mate, Peyton Hunt, soon to be Peyton Wright if she so chooses to marry me", and I dropped to one knee next to her. Peyton had been gazing out at the crowd and trying to keep a brave face, but when it sunk in what I had just said she glanced over and then down to me as I was on my knee next to her and holding up a brilliant ring, that was catching the light and shining for all to see in the room. A collective gasp so
