เข้าสู่ระบบXAVIER’S POV “One year,” I said quietly as I stood on the balcony and looked over the city, the early morning light slowly spreading across the buildings. “It's been one entire year since we stood in that garden and promised to choose each other every day.” I smiled at the thought because so much had changed during those twelve months. The chaos that once surrounded our lives had finally become something distant, almost like a story that belonged to another version of us. There were no investigators waiting outside the house, no lawyers arriving with another emergency and no phone calls warning me that someone had discovered another hidden account. Instead, our mornings had become ordinary. Sometimes I woke before Aurora and found her asleep beside me, completely unaware that I was watching her. Other mornings, she was already awake, sitting near the window with her laptop while pretending she wasn't working before breakfast. We argued about schedules, forgot where we left our key
AURORA’S POV “Are you sure you want to put your name on this?” Xavier asked as he stood beside me in the quiet reception hall, his eyes moving across the large sign bearing the words Hayes Foundation while reporters and guests gathered beyond the glass doors. “Because once we launch this, everyone will know exactly where the money came from and why you decided to use part of your inheritance this way.” “I've never been more sure of anything,” I replied as I looked at the sign, feeling a quiet sense of pride settle inside me. “My parents gave me more than an inheritance, Xavier. They gave me a life, and I don't want their names to be remembered only because they were murdered.” I had spent months planning the foundation, making sure it would become something useful rather than another monument to the tragedy that had shaped my childhood. The Hayes Foundation would support young entrepreneurs who lacked access to opportunities, while also helping families who had been financially des
AURORA’S POV “Are you ready?” Madam Lucy asked as she stood beside me at the garden entrance, adjusting the edge of my veil while studying my face. “Because if you keep staring at that door like you're considering running away, I'm going to drag you down the aisle myself.” I laughed as I looked at her, feeling the last of my nervousness loosen. “I'm ready,” I assured her as I took a slow breath. “I'm nervous, but I'm not afraid, and I think there's a difference.” “There is,” Madam Lucy agreed as she smiled warmly. “You've spent too many years worrying about what other people would decide for you, so today should remind you that nobody is making this choice for you.” The music began outside, and I stood quietly for a moment before the doors opened. The garden appeared beyond them, filled with soft lights and flowers, and my eyes immediately found Xavier waiting at the end of the aisle. He wasn't looking at the guests or the decorations. He was looking only at me. I took the first
XAVIER’S POV “Are you nervous?” I asked myself quietly as I stood alone in the garden, staring at the lights we had left glowing around the trees. “Because I've faced men with guns, survived threats that could have destroyed everything we built, and somehow tomorrow scares me more than all of that.” I let out a quiet laugh at my own question, but the feeling in my chest didn't disappear. Tomorrow, Aurora would walk toward me as the woman she had become, and I knew I should be thinking about the wedding, the vows and the life waiting for us afterward. Instead, my mind kept returning to a little girl who had once stood in front of me with fear in her eyes. “She was twelve,” I whispered as I looked toward the empty path leading back to the mansion. “And I promised I would protect her.” The memory came back more clearly than I wanted. Aurora had been frightened, angry and completely lost after losing her parents, and I had convinced myself that keeping her safe meant taking responsib
AURORA’S POV “So we're really doing this?” I asked as I stared at the wedding planner's notebook lying open between Xavier and me, the word wedding written across the first page making everything feel suddenly more real. “Because yesterday I was still trying to get used to being engaged, and today I'm apparently supposed to know what kind of flowers I want.” Xavier laughed as he leaned back in his chair, watching me struggle with the planner. “I told you we could take as much time as you wanted, but the moment people heard about the engagement, everyone decided they had a schedule for us,” he said as he reached for his coffee. “Apparently, getting married is now an emergency that requires immediate attention.” “I blame the wedding industry,” I replied as I closed the notebook with a sigh, then opened it again because I knew I wasn't actually going to escape it. “There are too many choices. Flowers, dresses, food, music, invitations, photographs, venues. How does anyone survive this
XAVIER’S POV “Steve, I need your help with something, but if you tell Aurora before I'm ready, I'll personally make sure you spend the next month dealing with Thomas,” I said as I closed the office door behind him, watching his expression change from curiosity to amusement. “I need you to keep this completely secret because for once, I want to surprise her.” “You're planning to propose?” Steve asked as he leaned against the door, studying my face with a grin that made me immediately regret asking him for help. “Because you look more nervous about this than you did when we were preparing to arrest Edmund.” “I know how to deal with criminals,” I replied as I walked toward my desk and picked up the small ring box I had been carrying all morning. “I don't know how to propose to a woman who spent half her life being told what her future would be, because the last thing I want is for her to feel like I'm making another decision for her.” Steve's teasing expression softened when he under
Aurora's POVI met Uncle X standing at the front of the door with a stoic look on his face. His hands rested in his pocket and his muscular frame leaned on the door post. It seemed like I had gotten myself into trouble.“What did you do at the mall?” He asked, not letting me walk in.“I bought new
Aurora’s POVWhat the fuck is the witch even doing here?“Ohh.. Aurora… You are here too?” Diana gave the most fake smile I have seen in my life.Marinette and Rose's eyes also fell on her, and they smiled.“Hi,” Marinette waved, and the witch waved back.Rubbish! I don't know why they like her.“
Aurora's POVUncle X shunned me, he sounded disgusted and disappointed. I put my head down as I walked back to my room.My sweetheart was disappointed… not me, to me, it was a massive step, at least I made it clear to him that I do not see him as my biological uncle.I laid on my bed, my heart tig
Aurora's POVI wanted to follow my plans according to what I jotted down last night, but I couldn't. I saw a beautiful opportunity to jump to number 2, which says ‘seduce Uncle X’, and that's what I am about to do. Diana wasn't home, this was my trump card.I passed by his room, and I caught him si







