Elena's POVAfter that Cassian stopped turning up in front of me so often.Now and then I heard about him from other people.That the injury had never healed completely.And that his betrothal to Seraphina had been formally dissolved, which displeased the prince enough that he was considering choosing a new heir.It reached my ears and passed straight through.A few months later Julian proposed.In the yard behind our house.My father had known for ages and was hiding behind the window watching.When Julian went down on one knee I saw the curtain twitch and nearly laughed.He took out the ring, more nervous than I had ever seen him, and asked in a trembling voice, "Elena, will you marry me?"I looked at him and said quietly, "I will."The wedding was set for spring.My father said it had been years since our family had had something to celebrate, and he ran himself ragged over it.On the day, I came out in my dress and my father was waiting outside the door.He looked at me for a long
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