CHAPTER 77

　　HAPPILY EVER AFTER

　　TIARA

　　I was a nervous wreck.

　　“Stand still, girl, so I can fix this veil” Mara screamed as I was literally fidgeting in my chair.

　　“I am trying so you stop nagging me!”

　　“How is my little beautiful daughter?”

　　My mother poked her head through the door with a smile that seemed bigger than her face.

　　“How can she be, Mrs. A, a bag of nerves and she’s got me all worked up too?”

　　“Oh, my baby, you are so beautiful!”

　　My mother’s words softened my heart. When I looked in the mirror, I found she was right. I never thought of myself as a beautiful woman, but now I could say that with certainty.

　　And the thought that Vincent was waiting for me at the altar filled my heart with the kind of love and happiness I never thought could exist.

　　We had the ceremony and the party in the garden of his house. It was the best choice. I could see everything from the balcony.

　　Even though it wasn’t yet their season, Vincent ordered hundreds of white roses to adorn ever