The Freedom Search: Kai & Gloria's Story (Search Series Book 4) by Amanda Kay

together. Forget her. Focus on why you’re standing here, Raiden.” She huffed at Dale’s words. Seriously? He was really okay with this? She just didn’t get it.
     
    Tai
    Tai was been talking with Bethany about the texts she was sharing with Jordan. “Why is he nervous?” Bethany laughed but Tai felt her own nerves start to takeover.
    “Calm down, Tai. Of course he would be nervous, he’s marrying his soul-mate today,” Bethany replied. Tai liked that answer and nodded.
    She was excited and nervous in a good way, no, a great way. The feeling crumbled though when her mother rushed through the door. “You’re a vampire now?” Her voice boomed through the house.
    “Yes and....?” Tai threw back. This wasn’t something Tai focused on. When the decision came up it was an easy choice for her. Raiden took some convincing, but to Tai it was always a sacrifice she was willing to make. She would do it all over again if she had to.
    “He told me the first time we all talked that nothing for you would change,” her mother hissed at her. ‘Yeah and things change.’ Tai thought, she wanted to roll her eyes at her mother but didn’t, instead she opted to patiently explain what happened.
    “Mom, it wasn’t his fault there was a law, so to speak, that he was unaware of.” She didn’t reply instead she just stormed off.
    Tai wondered how she found out, but didn’t have to voice the question before she had the answer. “Jordan let it slip. He was trying to protect Raiden from some dumb comment.” Now that voice she loved, her daddy.
    It didn’t matter who told her. Hell, if Kai Lukas had called her mother and told her she was now a vampire Tai wouldn’t have given a damn.
     
    Meredith
    She watched from a corner as Tai walked down the aisle. She was still processing the news that her daughter was a vampire when the minster spoke. “Who gives this woman to this man?”
    Dale answered, “I do. I do,” he stressed. Meredith cringed. Dale just gave their daughter away to a vampire. She was a vampire. Dale was living with them. He wasn’t bothered by any of this.
    “Very good. We are gathered here today to celebrate the union of Tai Coretti and Raiden Wyrick in holy matrimony. If there is anyone present who objects to this union, speak now or forever hold your peace.” When he said the words Meredith couldn’t help her next move.
    “I object!” she said coming up the aisle and out of the corner.
    “Mother!” Tai snapped.
    “Meredith!” both her dad and Jordan snapped. Raiden said nothing, but she could tell he wanted to. She didn’t mind the scolding from Dale, but from Jordan, she couldn’t take that. No one was on her side she turned and left. She couldn’t watch this.

    Now that the wedding had ended, she was watching again, but she was watching Jordan, not Tai. He looked happy and therefore she despised Bethany Donald. What the hell was it with these vampires that made them so damn hard to turn away from?
    He kissed her lips, “Be right back.” He walked into the house and she knew this was her chance. She followed him inside.
    “I can’t believe you didn’t fight.” She hissed at him from behind.
    He sighed and spoke without facing her. “I am fighting.” No he wasn’t. He wasn’t fighting for them. She knew they had something special. He just had to remember.
    “No, you aren’t!” She yelled that was when he looked at her. Oh how she missed those eyes.
    “Meredith, I don’t love Tai. I. Love. Bethany.” As he stressed the syllables, she crumbled. How did he not get it? How did he not understand how she felt?
    “Jordan, you can’t be serious,” she replied to him. Hurt, confused, and just plain dumbfounded.
    “I am. I told you before, Meredith. Tai and I were over. Tai and I should’ve been over long before we were. Why can’t you accept that?” He still thought this was about Tai and him. When they last talked she had explained what they could have. Jordan hung up on her. Was