The Gatekeeper's Promise: Gatekeeper's Saga, Book Six (The Gatekeeper's Saga 6) (30 page)
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Authors: Eva Pohler
“Well, we adopted,” Therese lied.
“Even so, you look great,” Gina said.
“Thanks.” Then she added. “Come and meet them. My in-laws are holding them.”
Therese giggled at the idea of introducing her friends to Hades and Persephone, lord and lady of the Underworld.
Most of the wedding guests had yet to arrive. Ray and Todd had come early because Jen and Mrs. Holt had asked them to be ushers again.
Gina hung out with Therese until it was time for Therese to join the wedding party inside the house.
Thanatos looked so hot in his tux, that Therese didn’t think she could wait for the wedding to end and
to be home at the Melner Cabin. She distracted herself by puffing out Lynn’s flower girl dress and reminding her to smile at all the guests.
Mrs. Holt looked absolutely beautiful in her cream-colored wedding gown, but Jen stole the show in her white sweetheart bodice and long, flowing train. Bobby stood between them with one on each arm, for it was his job to give them away.
Thanatos came by for a quick kiss before following Hip and Mr. Stern outside to wait for the procession. As Therese took her turn to walk down the aisle behind Lynn, she noticed her parents circle around a nearby Cypress tree and settle in its branches to watch. She winked at them and continued down to the front of the ceremony. She waved at Carol and Richard as she passed them. Halfway there, Than took her arm and escorted her to her spot before joining Hip at his side. Hip stood between Than and Mr. Stern, looking happy if not a little nervous. It was a great day for a double wedding.
Therese’s
heart melted at the sight of Hades and Persephone sitting in the front row of the groom’s side, with little Hermes and Hestia in their laps. Many of the other gods were there, too, including the beautiful Aphrodite and her Graces, accompanied by Ares and Hephaestus. Zeus and Hera, Apollo and Artemis, Hermes and Hecate, and Meg and Alecto were also there. Pete and Tizzie, newlyweds, had stayed behind so as not to horrify the mortals with evidence of Pete’s resurrection, but they had sent their best wishes.
As Therese gazed out at her wonderful family and friends and then met Than’s
eyes across the aisle, she fought back tears of joy.
But when Jen reached over
to hand Therese the bouquet before joining hands with Hip for the vows, Jen whispered, “Hip and I will have to leave right after the ceremony.”
“Why?” Therese asked.
“Apparently Scylla and Charybdis have instigated a fight with Rhode, and Poseidon is up in arms over it,” Jen whispered. “All the gods will have to go. Except for Ares, of course. He can’t go until he finishes serving his sentence.”
Jen was talking about the decision made by the other gods to sentence Ares to one year of barn duty for
the soon-to-be Mr. and Mrs. Stern, which the gods saw as decent compensation for all of the turmoil the gods had caused the Holt family in recent years.
“We’ll leave right after we cut the cake,” Jen added.
Therese stifled a smile. Jen had some exciting adventures ahead of her, but Therese was happy with the one awaiting her right here in Colorado.
Eva Pohler writes fiction and teaches writing and literature at a university in San Antonio, where she lives with her husband, three children, and two dogs
. Eva is also the author of
The Purgatorium Series, The Mystery Book Collection,
and the forthcoming
The Vampires of Athens Series
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http://www.evapohler.com
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The completion of this six-book saga would not have been possible without the love and support of my family, especially that of my parents, husband, and children. I am also forever grateful to my street team, Eva’s Divas, for all they have done to get the word out about my work.
Eva’s Divas:
Tori Gould
Shellie Hedge
Vicki Heyer
Amanda Kieckbusch
Raquel Perryman
Sherry Perryman
Kerri Simpson