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122| Before the Crown

Author: Elca Stephenson
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-28 01:42:45

ELARA'S POV

I stand outside the hall,my hands fidgety as I hear murmurs from inside. I can't hear what they're saying with the door of the halls closed, and for some reason that makes me nervous.

Mia and Dravon's absence is making my anxiousness worse. Heck, everything is increasing my anxiety.

I take in a deep breath slowly, hoping for some kind of peace or calmness to engulf me but nothing happens. I'm still as nervous as before.

Today is the day that seals my fate forever, nothing will ever be the same after I go into this hall.

“My Lady!” I hear Aria's voice. I whip my head to the voice, and I see her rushing in with Lafayette, my wedding dress designer and Nora, my makeup artist.

I'm quite relieved that I'm no longer alone in this empty hallway.

Her breath hitches as she sees me. “My lady you're gorgeous!”

“Thank you.” I mumble, unsure of how I feel in my dress.

I stare at myself in the hallway mirror. My wedding dress fabric is a silvery-white silk that catches the light with
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