Wicked Game ↠ Eric Northman

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Tori straightened her back and sucked in a breath, ridding any tears that wanted to fall. She cleared her throat and faced the mirror again. "I can't believe I'm getting married."

"You better believe it because your husband is waiting to see your beautiful face walking down the isle." Alaric smiled at her and straightened himself up, trying to look presentable.

Tori was basically jumping up and down in her spot as she felt both excitement and nerves building up. "I can't wait until my baby girl grows up and has her own wedding. I'll make sure she feels like a princess."

"We all know Eric will spoil her, no matter how tough he thinks he is," Sookie commented lightly before giving her cousin a kiss on the forehead. Then, she and the other girls made their way downstairs and towards the backyard where the wedding was being held.

"Jessica couldn't be more happy than she was when you asked her to be the flower girl," Alaric spoke up as he turned her away from the window.

"After Bill left her, we're the only family she has." She took in a deep breath and stared at the doorway.

"You ready?" He asked as he held his arm out to her.

She shook her arms and hands out before nodding. "As ready as I can ever be."

With that, they made their way down the stairs.

She could hear low music playing from the yard and knew it was close to the time where she would walk down the aisle to marry Eric. The love of her life, the only man who loved her for everything she is and stayed by her side no matter what.

Just as they got to the door, Victoria saw Elena look to her and she knew it was time. Her bridesmaids were in place so that only meant so was Eric and his groomsmen.

"I never thought I would do this," Alaric murmured to Tori as he took in a shaky breath. "And I'm so glad it's you."

Tori brightly smiled over at him. "Just wait until it's Elena getting married to Damon."

"Oh, god," he groaned as he thought about Damon dragging him out to get drunk to celebrate.

She snorted and patted him on the chest. " You ready to walk another daughter down the isle?"

"Of course."

The wedding song began to play and Victoria smiled in excitement for she was going to be Victoria Northman now.

Alaric and her linked arms and they began walking together.

Tori was holding her breath the whole walk, but once her brown eyes landed on Eric's bright blue ones, everything washed away except for him, no matter how cheesy it sounded.

He stood there with his hands crossed in front of him and a wide smile on his lip when he saw her. His blue eyes locked onto her face, never straying for one moment, and she could see his pupils dilate in awe and love.

Glancing to her right, she could see Jessica, Godric, Alcide, Pam. And to the left was the rest of the Scooby gang.

There wasn't many people, but that wasn't what mattered. What mattered was that everyone they cared about was there to celebrate Eric and Tori's future together.

After what felt like forever, Tori and Alaric arrived to the alter, and he let go of her arm after kissing her forehead before taking his seat in the front row.

Tori smiled as she faced Eric, and reached forward, gripping his hands. He grinned and winked at her, his blue eyes twinkling in happiness.

"Welcome," the officiator spoke, though the couple's eyes stayed on each other, "we are gathered here today to celebrate the marriage of Eric Northman and Victoria Gilbert." He continued to talk, but the couple was barely hanging in on all the words. "Victoria, do you take Eric to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, to love, honour, and cherish, in sickness and in health, forsaking all others, for as long as you both shall live?"

Tori couldn't help herself when she grinned excitedly. She loved Eric so much, and she already loved the little one in her stomach. "I do."

The man repeated the same words to Eric who said, "I do."

"May we now have the rings?"

Tori smiled at Jessica who walked up to them, and handed the rings to the officiator. "Victoria, please repeat after me..."

The brunette dropped her husband's right hand, and gently grabbed the ring and his left hand. "Eric, I choose to give you this ring as a symbol of my love for you and our eternity together. And for our little one that is growing inside me." She gently slid the ring on his left ring finger, and winked at him as she let go of his hand.

Eric grabbed her left hand and took her ring from the officiator, and began to say the same thing. "Victoria, I give you this ring as a symbol of my love for you and our eternity together." He slid the ring on her left ring finger and she couldn't help as tears came to her eyes. She was so happy and she wished the feeling would never go away.

"By the powers invested in me by the state of Washington, I now pronounce you husband and wife. Eric, you may kiss your bride."

The Viking stepped forward to cup Tori's face, and pulled her into a kiss that made them both feel like they were floating.

They could hear the claps and cheers from behind them, but they ignored them, and continued to kiss.

They were finally married and now they were walking into the next part of their life together.

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i am both happy and sad to say that this is the end of tori's adventure. after so many feels, this book has come to an end. i really hope you guys enjoyed it as much as i did writing it. i love you all for the support and i will always be grateful because if it wasn't for you — my readers — i don't know where i would be right now. thank you