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When the last words left him, silence held the entire gathering for several heartbeats. Dante’s eyes were wet. He continued to brush the tears from my cheeks even while his own remained. This was the longest I had ever heard him speak without interruption, and every sentence had been for me alone.The minister let the moment breathe before he spoke, his voice warm with quiet amazement.“Wow. The bride’s turn.”I drew a shaky breath, feeling Dante’s hands steady around mine, and prepared to give him everything I carried in return.*****I stood there holding her hands while the last of my own vows still hung in the air between us. Alessia’s cheeks were already wet. The minister gave her a gentle nod and she drew a shaky breath. When she began to speak her voice trembled, but every word reached me with perfect clarity.“From the moment you came into my life, everything changed in ways I never thought possible.”A fierce wave of emotion moved through my chest. I remembered the night I to

The last of the reception lights glowed softly behind us as Dante and I stepped away from the terrace. Most of the family had moved inside, giving us a quiet pocket of night near the edge of the garden. The sea breeze carried the faint scent of salt and fading flowers. I could still hear muted laughter from the house, but out here it felt like the world had narrowed to just the two of us.Dante kept his hand at the small of my back as we walked toward the side entrance that led to the nursery wing. We had agreed to look in on Riley one final time before the cars took us to the airstrip. The hallway was dim and peaceful. When we reached her door I pushed it open as quietly as I could.Riley lay on her back in the crib, one arm thrown above her head, her little chest rising and falling in the deep rhythm of sleep. The soft night light painted her blond hair gold. I stood there for a long moment, drinking in the sight of her. My daughter. Our daughter. The living proof of everything we h