The sun seemed to shine brighter that morning, the mansion staff had woken up early to start preparing for what would be the big night; Harry had entered the couple's room at six o'clock in the morning, wearing a pink silk robe and a nightcap so that the tubes he placed in his hair would stay in place overnight, as he had spent more than two hours fixing it before going to sleep.

"It's time to get up," he announced melodiously as he opened the room's curtains, "Niall, you're going to get out of here and I don't want to see you again for the rest of the day, because you mustn't see the groom before the wedding, it's bad luck and that is the last thing we need on this special day, so move your butt and get up." The curly began to move the covers on the bed for the blond to get up, but in a quick movement he held them tight and he looked at him with panic in his eyes. "Let go of the covers Niall, don't make me kick you up," he threatened with a slightly more serious voice and pulled the covers again, but Niall pulled harder and Harry fell on top of him.

"Ouch," Niall groaned hoarsely as he squeezed his eyes shut, Harry stood up as fast as he could and looked at him annoyed. "Just because you're pregnant, otherwise I swear..."

"Get up," he ordered and crossed his arms over his chest as he began to tap his foot on the ground.

"Can I at least put some clothes on? Or do you want me to walk around the house naked?... It doesn't bother me at all, but I'm sure Zayn will be screaming if he gets to me." Harry's eyes widened in surprise and he took his gaze to the clothes that were scattered all over the floor, then looked at the bundle next to the blonde. Shawn was just beginning to wake up, but when he noticed Harry's presence he completely covered himself with the covers, he was sorry that the green-eyed man would find him in that situation again.

"I'll give you five minutes to leave or I'm going to tell a guard to carry you to the room," he started to walk to the door but turned once more. "And I'm not going to care if you have clothes on or not." Saying that, he left the room and closed the door with a slam.

"This is going to be a long day," Niall sighed and got up.

The house was almost empty, all the staff had gone to the location where the wedding would take place, and only some omegas were preparing breakfast in the kitchen, others were ironing the clothes that everyone would wear at night, that day the atmosphere in the place was more relaxed and although some were stressed that everything would go well, most were simply happy to know that Mr. Horan was finally getting married.

Niall had been escorted by two guards who had strict orders, given by Harry, not to let Niall up the stairs under any circumstances, while he had given himself the task of being one of the best groomsmen at the wedding and helping Shawn to prepare. He had even offered to organise the tables, he was very excited about that wedding, it was the first one he will be attending and because it was his best friend's, he wanted everything to be perfect.

"Harry, can you help me with the guards later? It's a matter of five minutes, I just want to make sure everything is in order." Liam asked walking into Harry's office, he was wearing his alpha's shorts and T-shirt, he smiled and nodded. .

"Sure, can you talk to Lou? Tell him our pup and I already miss him," he asked with a little pout and Liam nodded, closing the door with a small smile and then spouting little insults directed at the guard who was supposed to be helping him out during that time but couldn't be found anywhere.

A few minutes later, Louis entered wearing black sports shorts and a white T-shirt, he was in charge of watching over Niall along with the guards. He smiled at his omega and crept closer, going around the desk to kiss his cheek, and unconsciously caress his belly even though it was still flat.

"How are my little bears?" He asked sweetly, Harry turned to kiss his lips, the alpha had become accustomed to calling his cub and his omega by that nickname, while the curly one was beginning to create a habit out of calling for the alpha's attention arguing that he and his puppy missed him too much.

"We miss you, how is Ni?"

"He's tried to escape about five times to go see Shawn, but I think he's got it," he replied and motioned for Harry to sit in the chair with his omega on his lap.

They settled in and Harry continued to look at the list of tables intently, leaning against his alpha's chest.

"Where do you want to sit?" Harry murmured, feeling Louis' hand caressing his waist.

"Next to you, always next to you." He answered and his omega nodded with a smile.

It only took him half an hour more to accommodate the tables and each one of the guests and then he went with his alpha to help Liam, he had asked him not to stop asking for his help, he wanted to continue contributing something to the house and not just be the 'omega of Tomlinson', it felt weird, and after discussing it with Louis, he finally understood.

And just as Liam told him, it only took him a couple of minutes to check that everyone was in their positions and alert in case something happened, Harry proposed to put a few more nearby, they didn't want any incidents that day.

Finally, his last task was to go with Shawn to help him get ready. It was already three in the afternoon and there were only three hours left for the ceremony, his family had already arrived and when he was in the room of the future spouses. Shawn was already there, waiting with his mother, Aaliyah and Zayn, the suit had already arrived and just as Shawn had requested, it was terracotta, with a white shirt and a vest in the same colour as the suit, Harry smiled and ran to hug Shawn.

"Are you excited? Are you happy?" He asked and the Canadian nodded.

"I never thought I'd get married so soon," he admitted tearfully. "And Niall's such a big alpha, I always thought I'd end up marrying a white-haired, fading old man, all for the sake of business."

They all laughed at that confession and started off, first telling the stylist how Shawn wanted his hair, it was already a bit long, so he needed to put a lot of hairspray to make it stay in place, he also combed the other omegas, they all looked spectacular.

Aaliyah was wearing a beige dress, the same colour as Louis, Liam, Harry and Zayn's suits, the idea was that the other guests would wear light and neutral colours, so that both grooms would stand out, Shawn's parents would both wear light brown.

By five Shawn was already in his suit, they had eaten an hour before to avoid dirtying their suits, Zayn had left because he had to receive some guests, Aaliyah and her mother had gone with Shawn's father and Harry decided stay to accompany him, but Liam sent for him to accommodate the missing guards.

"I'll be right back, don't worry," he announced and Shawn nodded.

As soon as the omega was gone, Niall sneaked into the room, but froze when he saw Shawn. He looked beautiful.

"I can't believe I'm going to marry you," he muttered and Shawn turned around in alert, although he liked his visit, he looked charming in his olive green suit, but that wasn't what surprised him the most.

Niall was no longer blond.

"What are you doing here? Harry is going to kill you if he finds out, and what did you do to your hair?" He told him and tried to pull him out, but he ended up wrapped in the alpha's arms.

"You look beautiful, the most beautiful omega," he said and Shawn smiled with his cheeks flushed.

"Oh yeah? And why don't you kiss me?" He touched his lips with Niall's before he could respond, in a tender kiss.

A kiss that would become one more needed, they had not seen each other all day and they had missed each other like never before. Niall hugged him around the waist and Shawn wrapped his arms around the alpha's neck, there was something in both of them that they still hadn't quite discovered, that they needed to always be close, to give each other affection or at least make sure that the other was okay.

"Niall," he called, pulling back a little, the alpha's blue eyes looking at him intently, "bite me."

The alpha's eyes widened in surprise, he didn't move an inch, he was paralyzed, had he heard correctly?

"What?"

"Bite me, Niall, I want your mark on my neck, didn't you wash your ears well?" He asked and Niall raised an eyebrow.

"Aren't I supposed to bite you tonight? I think it's more romantic." He said and Shawn rolled his eyes.

"What does it matter? That's a formality, I don't want to wait a few hours for a party for the others. If I can have your mark now, I want your mark now and show others that Niall Horan already marked me as his omega." Niall smiled at the latter, and if he thought about it, that was fine, he wouldn't need another party because the partners were already outside.

He nodded and his face went directly to the omega's neck, he kissed the area repeatedly, which caused a shiver to run through Shawn's body, both their hearts pounded, and the environment was filled with pheromones from the omega. He brought his hand to the side of Shawn's face and brought him closer to him, while with the other hand he caressed his waist, finally he pulled out his teeth and pierced the white skin of the omega, who moaned in pain as he felt small drops of blood running down his neck. The bond had been officially formed, as they had always felt that connection. He licked the mark carefully so that it healed faster and made sure that no drop of blood stained the beautiful suit he was wearing.

"Done, Shawn, I told you it would be... Damn it, Horan, I told you you couldn't see him yet!" Harry yelled in shock, Niall pulling away immediately as he wiped his lips with the torso of his hand and the curly man's eyes went wide and straight to Shawn's neck. "NO!"

He ran up to the Canadian and analysed his wound, it was the same as his own when he was just marked, he smiled widely.

"I'm going to ignore that you sneaked into Shawn's room just for this, you've already formed the bond!" He thought for a moment and his eyes widened. "They've bonded, if they realise that Mr. Mendes is going to kill you two, right?"

"Damn it, Horan! My father is going to murder us, he's going to hang our heads on the highest pole he can find and decorate the garden with it!" Shawn said flustered, barely noticing what they had just done.

"But you told me to bite you!" The alpha replied, his omega rolling his eyes.

"And what are you listening to me for, idiot? Well, let's face this, now go because it's about time you were waiting for me at the altar." Niall nodded and kissed Shawn's lips softly before leaving the room.

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Today would finally be the day that I would meet with King. He had planned this for far too long and the day had finally come; he had chosen this morning specifically because everyone would be focused on the wedding and no one would worry if one of the bodyguards wasn't there.

In the morning I left the house without anyone noticing, got into one of the cars and started driving in the direction of the hotel where I had been asked to be not long before nine o'clock; I went up to the top floor and walked to the suite.

"I have come to a meeting with Mr. King," I said to the two guards who were protecting the room, they looked at me for a few seconds and then one of them stepped aside as I opened the door. A tall alpha with long black hair approached me with a huge smile on his face, he was wearing an elegant blue suit and his fingers were adorned with several rings.

"Until he finally decides to arrive, I was already tired of waiting for you," he said as he shook my hand.

"I apologise, it's just that Icarus Rose's house is a mess right now, everyone is running around because of the big ceremony they have planned for this afternoon, Mr. Horan is getting married to Mr. Mendes' son, Swallow's head, to seal some kind of deal they made between the two of them," I quickly explained.

"Interesting, why don't you come with me to my office so we can discuss everything in more privacy?" I nodded and we both walked to one of the rooms in the huge suite, in this one there was a desk and an alpha was sitting on the armchair.

"Seb... I'm sorry, I didn't know you'd have visitors." the man said as he quickly got up and left the office under King's gaze.

"Please take a seat and tell me why he asked us to meet."

"Well, I have information that I'm completely sure will help you so that Icarus Rose falls," his face showed intrigue and his silence told me to continue talking. "About a month ago, after taking the photo of the account that started with the problems for Icarus Rose, I found something in Tomlinson's office."

"And why didn't you tell us before?" He interrupted with some annoyance in his voice.

"Just because I was completely unaware of what I found, but after infiltrating Malik's office and stealing some of the house plans I started digging further, following people as well as listening to conversations of the three mafia heads and of their omegas," I took my briefcase and took out two scale copies that I had made of the plans of the huge house, I passed him one of the sheets and the alpha began to observe them carefully.

"What is this supposed to mean?" He questioned, "we already know about Malik's house facility thanks to Calder, this is not new news."

"That's not what I really discovered," I passed him the other copy I had in my hand, this one was printed on transparent paper and joining the two sheets revealed the secret tunnels that ran through the entire mansion, "there are a series of secret passages in Malik, Tomlinson and Horan's offices, as well as all of these are connected at different points on the property, some end outside the house and others simply lead to other rooms" I explained while pointing to the points on the sheets, a huge smile appeared on king's face

"This is... amazing," he exclaimed happily, "do you know what we can do with this? We can make them fall, from the inside, and with your help this will be much easier."

"I'm glad to hear that, however, that's not all the news I have." The alpha looked at me with a frown.

"What other news do you have for me?" A lopsided smile appeared on his face.

"Tomlinson and his omega, Styles, are expecting a child." I announced and some confusion appeared in his eyes.

"Styles?

"Yes, Tomlinson's omega, it's the same one that Killian kidnapped when he was still alive, do you know him?

"I... No, it's just that his name seemed familiar to me, but don't worry, I appreciate your information, it has been a great help and I assure you that the reward will arrive as soon as possible," I stood up ready to leave but King stopped me holding me by the wrist, "wait, I just thought of something to ruin Horan's wedding."

"I'm all ears."

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The sun had finally started to go down, the lights adorned the huge pine trees in the forest, many wooden chairs with white cushions were arranged in front of the beautiful altar decorated with beautiful white gardenias and some daffodils for contrast, the corridor was illuminated by small candles that guided the path that both grooms should follow. The guests were starting to sit down waiting for the ceremony to start while Harry ran around to make sure everything was in order.

The alpha wandered around the place trying to find something that would help him follow King's plan to the letter; everyone was ready for the music to start playing at any moment, and Styles had just announced through the radios that the wedding would start in less than five minutes, so all the guards got into position and the alpha knew he had to act fast.

"Very good, I think everything is ready, is Niall in his place?" Liam asked through the radio, Harry walked over and looked everywhere for the now brunette.

"I swear if that idiot chickened out I'm going to kill him with my bare hands." Zayn spoke annoyed.

"I don't think so, he must be in the bathroom or eating something, you know how he is," Harry said, for now only he knew that Niall had marked Shawn, so he was sure that he wouldn't flinch.

A cloud of smoke began to attract the attention of the curly man, who caught Liam's attention with a blow to the arm. Something was burning near the chairs, maybe a candle had fallen or someone had accidentally knocked it over, but whatever the reason, they had to fix the problem before it got any bigger. They both ran to the place, announcing to the guards over the radio that they needed them to bring water to put out the flame that was beginning to flare.

"Here is the water," said a guard. But another one came up with the fire extinguisher and began to put out the fire.

"Some alphas seem to use their heads to think," Harry commented and Liam laughed before they both returned to the others.

Niall was hiding behind a huge pine tree, sticking his head out towards the place where he would get married in less than two minutes. His heart was pounding and his breathing became more and more agitated. He was afraid of ruining things, yes, but what was affecting him the most at that moment was not being with his parents at such an important moment in his life. Tears filled his eyes and small sobs escaped his lips.

"Niall? Love, are you okay?" a soft voice asked as she approached the alpha.

"Why are you crying, darling?" Barbara asked worriedly, the omega was accompanied by Jane, both of them were wearing beautiful pearl-coloured dresses and their hair had been styled with curls and some flowers, "are you regretting it? Don't you want to do this? Because we can discuss it with Shawn, I'm sure he'll understand." Niall shook his head, still crying.

"It's not that..." He sighed and looked up at the sky, "it's just... I always imagined this day... Whenever I imagined it, it was with my parents in the front row, both supporting me... I would have loved it if they met all of you and ..." He could not continue, because the knot in his throat prevented him. Both omegas approached and hugged him, trying to give him the comfort that only a mother can give.

"Honey, I'm sure your parents are watching you from heaven and I bet they are very proud of you." Jane said as she patted Niall's back.

"In addition to the fact that you have us here to support you and love you, you are our son too, and have been since you walked into the house next to Zayn, excited to see your friend's huge house, remember?" The alpha laughed at the memory and hugged the omegas again. Jane wiped Niall's face and placed a kiss on her forehead.

"How about we walk you down the aisle so you can marry the one you love?" Niall nodded and took a deep breath to calm himself down a bit. He couldn't believe it, he was about to get married.

The wedding march began to play, the violins created the typical wedding melody and all the guests stood up and turned to see everyone walking to the altar. First Zayn was accompanied by Liam, then Harry and Louis, after them Aaliyah and Stella throwing little white rose petals down the hall. The two alphas took Niall's place, while both omegas took Shawn's place.

And after a few seconds, Niall appeared in the place, on both sides of him Barbara and Jane accompanied him taking him by the arm. Once he reached the front, both women kissed him on the cheeks and wished him luck before going to sit in the front row and the music stopped for a moment. The alpha couldn't describe the emotion he felt at that moment, but the huge smile on his face was a small sample of that emotion, Zayn couldn't hold back his tears just like Harry, while Louis and Liam smiled like never before. It made them happy to see their brother on his big day.

The music began to get louder to announce that the groom was about to walk down the aisle, and when they thought that the typical wedding melody was the one that would guide the path of the omega, a piano melody accompanied by the sound of violins began to fill the ears of everyone present, there he was, Shawn, in his beautiful suit accompanied by his father. They both began to walk slowly down the aisle, everyone was watching them with a smile and some of the partners just nodded when they saw him go by. Michael Mendes took his gaze from them to his son as he walked, and noticed that mark that the alpha had made on him.

"What's that on your neck?" He asked in a whisper with some annoyance in his tone, Shawn blanched and swallowed.

"What are you talking about? What do I have? Oh, the necklace? It's the one you gave me when I was little, remember, dad?" He feigned dementia, and his father narrowed his eyes on him.

"You know exactly what I'm talking about," there were only a few steps left to get to the altar, where the alpha was waiting for them with tears in his eyes and Mr. Mendes noticed, he sighed and smiled, "you really fell in love with him, right?" He asked and Shawn smiled.

"If I hadn't, I wouldn't have let him put this mark on my neck." The two finally stopped and hugged, the alpha placing a kiss on his son's cheek and offering Niall a smile before going to sit down.

"You look beautiful with that mark on your neck, it matches your suit, who gave it to you?" Niall whispered in Shawn's ear, who just rolled his eyes still with that pure smile on his face and turned his attention to the minister who would officiate their wedding. The music stopped and everyone took a seat.

"Today we are here to reunite this young couple, who from what I see are already linked, which means they are willing to spend the rest of their lives together, shall I tell you something? Young love is the most beautiful thing that can exist , and I'm not talking about age, I'm talking about loving each other as if they were two young people discovering what love is," the minister began. "Now, I would love to hear the vows of the couple."

Alpha and Omega stared into each other's eyes, holding each other's hands, Shawn's were sweating.

"I would like to say that I have my vows ready, but the truth is that I forgot," Shawn said with a sigh and those present laughed. "But if I'm sure of something, it's what I started to feel in my chest from the moment I threw water on top of you in that restaurant in New York, and how you kept hanging around in my mind when after giving me that arrogant smile of yours you asked me if I knew who you were, which of course I didn't, idiot, I just thought you were an arrogant alpha who was trying to reach for something more with me, and yes, it turns out that you were, and you did, today I proudly wear your mark on my neck and I'm willing to marry you. This was meant to be just a one night stand, and you know that I've been alone for a long time. I thought I knew everything, that I had found love before, but since you arrived you are bringing out a different version of me. I feel free, falling completely in love with you day after day, waking up together, every time I see you I lose myself, and If I'm dreaming, please, I ask you, never wake me up. I love you niall."

Niall squeezed Shawn's hands and grinned at him, his heart pounding together.

"Contrary to what many people think, I do have my vows ready," the blond said and Shawn rolled his eyes discreetly, he was expecting the biggest mockery already. "Ever since I saw you in that restaurant while I was talking to Harry, I remember perfectly that he was giving me the news of Zayn's pregnancy," someone giggled, "I felt that feeling that my brothers always described to me every time I asked them what they felt with their destined partners, Liam and my new brother Harry; a tingle in my stomach and a little pressure in the chest, but not like the kind you get when you're scared or nervous, a good one, the kind that takes your breath away but you wait for it to leave you inert, there you were, talking about some naive alpha who hoped to go further with you, laughing with your friends, I hope that alpha is writhing in anger, because I got to where many could not and will not, then you threw your drink at me, and from that moment I was sure that at some point our paths would cross again."

"And what a surprise I got when you turned out to be the son of Michael Mendes himself, I'm not going to lie, I hoped your father would sign business with us if that meant that i could see you more often, then I fell in love with you, I proposed to you and now we are here, in front of everyone, you carry my mark on your neck and later also my last name. I remember that one party, we didn't want the night to end, you took my hand and I followed you to my room, we spent the night together for the first time and I knew I wanted you to be the last thing I saw before going to sleep and the first thing when I woke up, that night we made love and we fought when we got up, and now we laugh because it was only supposed to be one night and it definitely wasn't," everyone laughed, "and I want the world to witness when we finally say I do, I promise I will adore and honour you for the rest of my days, Shawn Mendes, and in front of all our friends, I promise there will never be anyone else, I promise I will love you for the rest of my life, and I promise to respect you, always take care of you and give you everything you ask of me, because you deserve it. My omega."

Everyone was silent, they definitely did not expect all that speech from the alpha, and with Shawn looking at him with his eyes full of tears, that impeccable smile and his hands squeezing his, he knew that it had definitely been worth staying up so many nights in order to have his speech ready.

"Very good, now I need the rings," Louis moved closer to them and took a small box from his pocket and gave it to the minister, who in turn gave the ring to Niall, "Shawn," the minister began. "Do you accept Niall as your husband? To love and respect him, in sickness and in health, until death do you part?"

"I do," he said with a smile on his face and tears streaming down his cheeks, then Harry walked over and handed another box to the minister, who took out the ring and handed it to Shawn.

"Niall, do you accept Shawn as your lawful husband? To love and respect him, in sickness and in health until death do you part?" Niall looked at Shawn with a smile on his face.

"No..." He said and they all gasped in unison, "Not a single thing in this world would make me happier than accepting to be your alpha and husband for the rest of my days." The alpha laughed and they all looked at him annoyed. Louis, who was behind Niall, approached and gave him the slap of his life on the head, making the slap resonate throughout the forest, Niall groaned and looked at his brother who kept a frown.

"It's a good thing he did it because I was going to kill him myself," Zayn whispered to Harry who had only covered his mouth with the palm of his hand to keep from laughing at what his alpha had done.

"Very well, then, by the power that the crown grants me, I declare you married, alpha, you can now kiss your omega." Niall smiled brightly and moved closer to Shawn, but he stepped back and smiled as he shook his head.

"No what?" the alpha asked confused.

"Not a single thing would make me happier than kissing you," he said mocking Niall's words, who laughed and took him by the waist to bring him closer for a kiss.

Now they are Niall and Shawn Horan.