WHERE LIGHT MEETS DARK
"I had it made. Because you lived. And I want that strength near your heart. Always."
Lily's eyes shone, her throat constricting. "You're unbelievable,"
"I just love you," Vandaulf replied. "Stupidly, recklessly, deeply."
She reached out and enclosed her hand around the necklace, shivering.
"Do you like it?" he asked.
She drew nearer and touched his cheek. "I love it. I love you."
Later that night, Brenna and Helena sat with her in the bridal dressing room
"Do you think he'll cry when he sees me?" Lily asked, staring at herself in the mirror. The dress was beautiful—a marriage of hard and soft. Lace wrapped around her arms like vines. The bodice fit her gently. The back was low, and the scar