⋅•⋅⊰∙∘☽༓☾∘∙⊱⋅•The palace grounds were vast, but Castiel didn’t give up as he searched. He moved quickly, his strides purposeful, his breath uneven. The weight of his confession at the wedding still pressed against his chest, but none of that mattered now. The murmurs of shocked guests, the scandal that had erupted, the press scrambling for headlines—he ignored all of it. His only concern was finding Katherine. He pushed through corridors, ignored the questioning gazes of the remaining staff, and stormed past the grand halls. He checked the quiet balcony. Nothing. He hurried through the garden maze, scanning each turn, each pathway, desperate to catch even the smallest glimpse of her silhouette. And then, finally, as he stepped past the towering willow trees near the farthest edge of the palace grounds, he saw her. The pond stretched before them, still and undisturbed, its waters reflecting the dim glow of the evening sky. Katherine stood at its edge, arms crossed, back straight
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