Aisle Be There

AISLE BE THERE RUNAWAY GROOMS BOOK 1 CHARLIE COCHET CONTENTS Four Kings Security Universe Synopsis Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 A Note From the Author Also by Charlie Cochet About the Author Aisle Be There Copyright © 2023 Charlie Cochet http://charliecochet.com All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without the written permission of the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the products of author imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. Cover content is for illustrative purposes only. Any person depicted on the cover is a model. Cover Photographer: Wander Aguiar Cover Model: Andrew Biernat Cover Art Copyright © 2023 Reese Dante http://reesedante.com Edited by Stacy Sirkel FOUR KINGS SECURITY UNIVERSE Welcome to the Four Kings Security Universe! The current reading order for the universe is as follows: FOUR KINGS SECURITY UNIVERSE STANDALONES Beware of Geeks Bearing Gifts - Standalone (Spencer and Quinn. Quinn is Ace and Lucky’s cousin) Can be read any time before In the Cards. FOUR KINGS SECURITY Love in Spades - Book 1 (Ace and Colton) Ante Up - Book 1.5 (Seth and Kit) Free short story Be Still My Heart - Book 2 (Red and Laz) Join the Club - Book 3 (Lucky and Mason) Diamond in the Rough - Book 4 (King and Leo) In the Cards - Book 4.5 (Spencer and Quinn’s wedding) Free short story FOUR KINGS SECURITY BOXED SET Boxed Set includes all 4 main Four Kings Security novels: Love in Spades, Be Still My Heart, Join the Club, and Diamond in the Rough. THE KINGS: WILD CARDS Stacking the Deck - Book 1 (Jack and Fitz) Raising the Ante - Book 2 (Frank and Joshua) Sleight of Hand - Book 3 (Joker and Gio) RUNAWAY GROOMS SERIES Aisle Be There - Book 1 (King’s cousin Gage) To Have and Withhold - Book 2 (Kayden and Reid) SYNOPSIS They say your wedding day is the beginning of your happily ever after. But I’m pretty sure they never stood on a sweltering Florida beach getting ready to promise forever… only to change their mind at the last minute and be assaulted by a crustacean while fleeing the scene. Once upon a time, I was a respected Navy officer. A guy who made a career out of managing chaos. Now, I am the chaos, a groom on the run from my ex-fiance and his dad’s goons. Oh, and the guy driving the getaway car? That would be my ex-boyfriend, Jett. Gorgeous. Brilliant. A guy I couldn’t help falling in love with twelve years ago. The guy I realize I’ve always loved. Did I mention he’s also a famous rock star on a sold-out summer tour? This situation has disaster written all over it. But if I can manage the chaos, maybe I’ll get my happy ending after all. ONE GAGE Arthropoda. Decapods. Crustaceans. I hated crustaceans. It wasn’t a phobia. I just hated them. Everything about them. Their tiny, soulless black eyes, pointy legs, and jointed appendages. The way they scurried around with their creepy little feelers and pinchy pinchers. Oh, man. Just the thought made me gag. “I can’t believe I’m doing this. Why am I doing this?” How many times had I asked the same question? This was insane. I should have seen this coming. Why hadn’t I seen this coming? When the thought of doing a thing made you feel nauseated, it was a pretty good indicator that you shouldn’t do the thing. My best friend since high school, Kayden, smiled sympathetically. The guy deserved to have a street named after him for his patience in dealing with me through this mess. “Because you love your fiancé?” Kayden didn’t sound too convinced. Another red flag. “Eh.” Did I say that? Well, that wasn’t a good sign. Especially when said fiancé stood at the altar waiting for me. I should’ve felt bad, terrible, I should have, except I stood in a tent on the beach in August, in Florida, wearing a suit made of seashells. That’s right. Seashells. The little bastards were individually sewn onto the itchiest, most uncomfortable fabric known to man, made a horrible crunching sound every time I moved, and weighed far more than I expected a thousand—or however many—little shells to weigh. If I ever met this torture device’s designer, I would kick their ass. Or offer a very strongly worded email. Zero stars. Would not recommend. When I’d tried to talk some sense into my fiancé, he’d accused me of being selfish and single-handedly attempting to destroy his big day. The last time I checked, at least two people were needed to form a marriage, though if Skipper could marry himself, he probably would. I’m sure someone in Florida already had, and hey, no judgment here, that was between them and whatever deity they worshipped. There was dramatic, and then there was Skipper. No, that wasn’t a nickname, and yes, I should have known better than to get involved with Skipper Woodman. Speaking of…. “What’s he doing?” Why did I ask? It’s not like I didn’t know. Kayden peeked out from the tent flap. “Looks like he’s on social media again. Is he making a video? Yep. He’s streaming a video at the altar. Classy.” I groaned and ran a hand through my hair. “Perfect. Because his followers need another reason to hate me.” Skip was an artist, his work centering around—wait for it…the beach. He was a boxed-water-drinking snob whose favorite line was,