Se connecterThe crowd cheered, but none were louder than our excited children.Ivan’s POVIt was good of Claire to invite me to her wedding. I’d thought for a while that I might avoid the whole thing, but now that I was here, that I could be surrounded by the obvious love between the pair, I was glad that I had
Claire’s POVThe day of our wedding, I couldn’t stop looking at myself in the mirror. I was wearing a flowing white dress that Leo and Nova had helped me pick out. My hair was done up in a bun. I barely recognized myself, so put together and done up.“You look like a princess,” Nova said from nearby
Gideon’s POVI kissed Claire with my full heart, then held her close. She giggled, pressed into the safety of my arms.“We can talk about it now,” she said. “Or you could kiss me again. I liked that.”“I want to,” I told her truly. “I don’t want to stop kissing you. But after all this, I want to see
Claire’s POVI was dragged out of the trunk roughly by my arms, then shoved down into the dirt at Daphne’s feet.Quickly, I glanced around, but I didn’t really recognize where I was. A forest, but I had no idea which one. Tents were set up here and there and people I didn’t know milled about. This m
George glanced over, seeing me in the dim interior light.“He loves you,” he said.“He does.”“Do you love him, too?”“Yes,” I said. It came out easier than I thought it would. “Yes, I do,” I said again, to be sure. This time was just as easy.“Good,” George said. “Gideon is a good man, a brave and
Claire’s POVWe had a handful of hours before we needed to leave for the exchange. In that time, George had me fitted for body armor.“They will likely attempt to remove it from you,” he said. “But try to keep it on for as long as you can. I don’t know what kind of torture they will attempt, but thi
Daphne’s POVI was in my room, I felt like time stopped, I paced around my room as my gaze landed on my wedding dress, I felt like it mocked me saying how are you going to wear me when your man is distracted.Gideon only focused on Leo and now on her.I held my breath as I felt my blood boil with an
Leo’s POVAs the Morning came, I didn't felt the peace I usually did.The sun filtered through the curtains of my room, its golden glow falling across the floor, but it felt dim to me. Nothing could brighten the heaviness pressing in my chest.I hadn’t slept much last night, not with Nova clinging t
Claire’s POV I stayed outside Leo’s room for a while, suddenly I heard a whimper from the room and dashed inside. His eyelids fluttered, and the moment I had waited for finally came. Leo stirred, his breath hitching as his body trembled under the weight of consciousness. I was already at hi
Claire’s POVI stood outside Gideon’s office as I gathered my courage to talk to him, my heart was beating fast due to nervousness.This wasn’t supposed to be difficult. Just a request. Nothing more.I convinced my heart to meet Nova and to keep my secret safe I have to lie. Finally,I took a deep br







