Billionaire Quadruplet Alphas

Sunday 4th October, 2020.

Star

“You look beautiful, Mom!” I exclaimed as I adjusted her veil.

Her wedding dress was a white ballgown layered with a gauzy ethereal material that fanned out at the back to form a train. Her floor-length veil added to the glamour and it too had a train. There were Swarovski crystals adorning the veil and dress so that the material sparkled every time it caught the light. It was breathtaking.

“I love this dress!” I said with a sigh.

“I have an idea,” said Mom, a small smile forming on her face. “Feel free to say no if you don’t want to,” she added quickly.

I was helping Holly pin up half of her hair. Mom had wanted us to both have our hair in tousled waves, half-up, half down. We were both in ice-blue shimmery gowns with thigh-high slits. The wedding was being held in a colossal greenhouse of frost flowers near the courtyard. That way Haven and Helena would be able to observe the wedding ceremony as the walls and ceiling of the greenhouse were made of glass. Mom had picked the location. She adored frost flowers so the greenhouse was her happy place. Luckily for us, the greenhouse had some heating so Holly and I would not freeze in these revealing dresses. We had matching coats too though just in case. Mom had a huge white coat with a long train to shield her as she walked across the courtyard to the greenhouse. The coat had been specially made just for that.

“Your idea? Mom?” I prompted her.

“Oh. I was just thinking that you would look lovely in this dress and it would be nice to start a family tradition. Maybe you could wear it…when you’re ready? Only if you want to,” she suggested hesitantly.

My face broke into a smile.

“I love that idea, Mom,” I said honestly, hugging her gently.

“Ready girls?” Asked Harper, peeking into the room.

“Ready,” chimed Holly, Mom and I in unison.

Mina and Tina made the bridal party gather in the foyer of the castle. Marco and Harper were my Dad’s best men and the Quads were his groomsmen. I was my Mom’s maid of honour while Holly and Mia were her bridesmaids.

“Where’s Dad?” I asked, looking around.

“In the greenhouse at the altar,” said Mina, ticking off a box on the list on her clipboard.

“We can’t have him seeing the blushing bride yet, can me?” Said Tina excitedly.

She grabbed a glass of champagne from one of the servers passing by and handed it to my Mom to calm her nerves.

“Ready!” Yelled Mina loudly making everyone jump. “Places people.”

Eli

I held out my arm for Star. She looked absolutely radiant. She gracefully linked her arm with mine as I led her to the entryway of the greenhouse. Haven snorted, puffing warm air over Star to keep her comfortable. Helena sniffed her affectionately. She roared happily when she spotted Harper. Harper flashed her a wide grin. The music began. There was an entire orchestra playing a beautiful symphony. They were located behind the newly constructed altar in the huge high-ceilinged greenhouse. Chairs had been placed at either side of a long sparkling walkway that looked like it was made of frost. All the chairs looked like they had been carved from ice. Archways made of frost flowers lined the aisle and snow-covered spheres of frost flowers hung from the ceiling. Light was streaming through the glass windows and ceiling. I walked Star down the aisle with my brothers behind us. I could not wait to watch Star walk down the aisle towards me. I looked up and spotted a nervous Heath. He gave me a small smile. Star kissed her father on his cheek as she reached him. My brothers and I stood behind him and Star stood on the bride’s side, awaiting her mother. Solander was the officiant. He was also pretending to conduct the orchestra even though there was clearly a conductor present.

I watched Marco escort Holly and Mia down the aisle next.

Harper isn’t walking Holly down the aisle? I asked Star over private mind-link.

Harper is my Mom’s closest living male relative so he’s walking her down the aisle, explained Star, smiling.

Aww, I cooed.

Star grinned. Mia and Holly reached Heath and Star and hugged them. Marco clapped Heath on the back. The entire crowd stood, anticipating the arrival of the bride. I spotted my parents in the crowd along with Toby and Asriel, Chasity and her triplets, Star’s Granny Hella, the real Winter Fae Queen, Jamie and Jessie. Even Friday and her alphas had made it despite not being able to come to bachelor and bachelorette parties. I was happy to see all the friends we had made while snow-globe hopping. Fox was also in attendance along with Zack and Dalton and their respective mates whom I had not met before. Chet and Jillian were holding hands and looking at the entranceway. The Principal of Viper Moon was present, right next to head girl Madison Fong. Just kidding, Madison Fong was not there.

Star grinned. Mia and Holly reached Heath and Star and hugged them. Marco clapped Heath on the back. The entire crowd stood, anticipating the arrival of the bride. I spotted my parents in the crowd along with Toby and Asriel, Chasity and her triplets, Star’s Granny Hella, the real Winter Fae Queen, Jamie and Jessie. Even Friday and her alphas had made it despite not being able to come to bachelor and bachelorette parties. I was happy to see all the friends we had made while snow-globe hopping. Fox was also in attendance along with Zack and Dalton and their respective mates whom I had not met before. Chet and Jillian were holding hands and looking at the entranceway. The Principal of Viper Moon was present, right next to head girl Madison Fong. Just kidding, Madison Fong was not there.

The orchestra began to play the wedding march and Harper and his Mom appeared in the entranceway. I realised Harper’s snowmen were part of the orchestra. The four of them formed a string quartet near the front. I could not help but snicker. Those guys were here to stay. Watching Hesper walk down the aisle was the closest thing to seeing Star as a bride. They really did look like twins. Hesper was breathtaking even with her face partially obscured underneath her sparkly veil. The onlookers simpered over her. Harper hugged his Mom and gave her hand to his Dad. Heath and Harper shared an emotional hug, eliciting an “aww” from the spectators. Hesper stood facing Heath and he unveiled her. There was a collective gasp as the guests marvelled at her beauty. That was exactly how the guests would react at our wedding to Star. They would be floored by her ethereal beauty. Hesper and Heath reciting their wedding vows snapped me out of my daydream. There was not a dry eye in the house.

“You may now k**s the bride,” said Solander.

Heath dipped Hesper and kissed her, prompting an eruption from the guests of cheers, giggles and catcalls. Afterwards, the bridal party had a photoshoot in the snow meant “to embody the ideal Winter Wonderland Wedding” according to Mina or Tina. I was relieved when the picture taking was over.

The reception was held in the largest ballroom in the castle. I slow-danced with Star as glowing magical snowflakes slowly swirled around us. When they hit the marble floor they disappeared.

“Easy cleanup, this wedding, huh?” Said Jonah, trying to cut in on my dance with Star.

“Excuse you,” I said, pulling Star closer to me.

“Star’s Dad wants to talk to you,” said Jonah, using my own trick against me.

I chuckled.

“Nice try,” I said, spinning Star and dipping her.

“No, really though,” Insisted Jonah.

I rolled my eyes. Someone tapped on my shoulder. I turned around. Heath. Jonah was telling the truth. I grumbled inwardly but relinquished a giggling Star to an eager Jonah. I followed Heath out to the courtyard. We crunched through the snow.

“Eli, a little birdie tells me your intention with my daughter is to propose?” Clarified Heath.

I wondered why he was talking to me specifically about this.

“I intend to talk to all four of you but I’m starting with you. You’re kinda my favourite,” he admitted

Even though he had always made that blatantly obvious, it was still nice to hear. I grinned.

“Yes, we do want to propose when the time is right!” I said eagerly. “With your blessing of course,” I added quickly.

“I would be honoured to have you as a son-in-law, Elijah,” said Heath.

I grinned. We hugged.

“And my brothers?” I asked.

“I guess it’s all or nothing, huh?” He said, frowning and sighing deeply.

I nodded, worried.

“I’m kidding,” he said, his face breaking into a smile. “You’ve all grown on me, I guess. I expect you four to speak to her Mom and Harper too, you know, but you understand all that. You’re a multiple yourself,” reasoned Heath.

“I expect Harper was the little birdie so you should know that I already spoke to him,” I surmised.

“I can’t confirm or deny that,” he said vaguely.

I chuckled and so did he.

“Star is very young. I guess I don’t have ground to stand on as my new wife is technically a teenager too but that was a very special circumstance with her being frozen in time for eighteen years and all,” said Heath with a shrug.

“Yep, definitely a special circumstance,” I agreed, nodding.

“Yep, definitely a special circumstance,” I agreed, nodding.

“I’d like Star to finish her senior year of high school before she has to take on being a Luna and a wife. At some point, she should visit the Fae Realm. That’s what her grandmother would want,” explained Heath.

I expected as much. I nodded.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

“I want to see the Fae Realm myself,” I confessed.

“It’ll be a family vacay then,” said Heath, grinning.

“Thanks for helping me train by the way,” I added. “I don’t think I got a chance to thank you,” I said in earnest.

I was truly grateful.

“You’re most welcome, Eli,” said Heath, smiling.

“And my brothers and I and Star all intend to finish our senior year before we get married and officially take over the pack,” I revealed.

“Good, good,” said Heath, relaxing his stance a little. He had seemed a bit tense before I said this. “So you’ll propose at the end of senior year?”

“Not quite,” I said slowly. “We’ll marry at the end of senior year. I’m thinking around June 6th next year, perhaps,” I said.

“Ah, a June wedding,” said Heath. “That’s a thing right?” He asked.

I chortled. “Yeah, that’s a thing. June wedding. June bride. It’s a nice month for a wedding. That’s what people say anyway,” I said with a shrug.

“So you have all your dates sorted then?” He asked, raising his eyebrows.

“We do actually,” I said, grinning and feeling a bit of nascent pride.

Zaya had insisted we have a wedding date and proposal date picked out to show we meant business when we asked for Star’s parents’ blessing.

“When’s the special day?” Asked Heath, putting his hands in his tuxedo’s pockets.

“Every four years is a leap year,” I began.

“I know,” chuckled Heath. “I’m pretty sure that’s common knowledge.”

I laughed nervously.

“Well, that’s because the year is 365 and a quarter days and it takes four years to add up to the 366 days for the leap year. So every four years, there’s an extra day as a result of those four quarters,” I explained.

“Are you going to recite the days of the months now?” Chuckled Heath. “Eli, I know! What’s your point?”

“There’s four of us and we’re so linked it’s like we’re four quarters,” I concluded.

Heath tilted his head to the side slightly, waiting for me to make sense.

“So ever since we were little we would celebrate that four-quarters day. February 29th. We would throw a big party. Mom always loved the idea. She dubbed it our “Whole Day” but as we got older, we hated waiting for there to be a 29th of February to celebrate Whole Day so we started throwing the party on February 28th on non leap years so we could celebrate being whole every single year,” I explained patiently.

“Whole Day,” said Heath, snorting with laughter and shaking his head.

“It sounded good to her, I guess. It grew on us,” I chuckled. “The whole pack celebrates it with us each year now.”

“And where does Star fit in all of this?” Asked Heath.

“We thought we were whole but we were wrong,” I said seriously as I stared out at the fresh blanket of snow. I looked upwards, to the horizon. The sun was setting slowly. The last rays of sunlight were painting coloured streaks across the darkening sky. The moon and the stars would be out soon.

“When Star came into our lives, then we were truly whole,” I said.

Heath smiled.

“So on our next Whole Day, we’ll let Star know that she completes us and then we’ll propose in front of the whole pack,” I said.

“Star is a bit shy you know that right?” Said Heath, sounding a little anxious.

“I know,” I said gently.

The moon was aglow overhead now. The stars twinkled one by one almost as if they were winking at me in turn.

“But it’s time she stopped dimming her own light,” I said thoughtfully.