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The Private Vows

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Elena

*****Early Evening — The Inner Keep, East Wing Balcony*****

The noise from the celebration didn’t disappear all at once.

It faded in layers.

Music first. Then laughter. Then footsteps. Until what remained was a low hum drifting through stone walls that had heard worse sounds than joy.

Chase closed the door behind us.

Not loudly.

Not carefully either.

Just enough to say: this space was ours now.

I leaned back against the balcony railing and crossed my arms, watching him like I’d spent a lifetime watching him. He loosened the formal clasp at his collar with visible relief.

“Tell me again why we didn’t do this part first,” he said.

I smiled. “Because if we had, you’d have skipped the public vows.”

“Correct,” he replied without hesitation.

The evening air was cool, steady. Lanterns lined the balcony in a simple row, soft light reflecting off stone instead of jewels or banners. No witnesses. No symbols. Just space.

Chase stepped closer. “You okay?”

“Yes,” I said. “You?”

He exhaled. “
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