Hearts Bridal Novels & Stories

I remember looking at a bridal magazine one of the few times I went to one of the larger human stores, and I had a deja vu moment to the glossy pages I had mindlessly flipped through all those years ago. As we rounded the corner, a familiar token of my mother’s love was waiting for me on the table by the door. She must have spoken to Orion about a flower crown because it was made primarily of peonies and peppercorns. Heather and Harriet helped me put it on as Iris opened the door. “Ready?” Harriet asked as she reached for a lantern. Heather lit the candle for her sister. “Ha..ha..ha, I guess.” I offer an awkward smile.

THE WEDDING The chandeliers burned gold that morning. Every crystal shimmered like a secret. The Castell mansion had been turned into a cathedral of perfection, white roses, soft music, and too many people pretending they believed in love. Hazel stood before the mirror in her bridal suite, her dress flowing like mist over marble. She had never looked more untouchable. Diamonds hung from her ears, her lips painted the shade of quiet danger. Her hands, though, trembled slightly when no one looked.

And I know that I am standing in front of two hundred people with my hands still shaking inside my clutch, and I cannot let anyone see that. He reaches me. He stops. Under the ceiling lights, with the crystal elements throwing fractured rainbows across his jacket, Liam Hart lifts the Heart of the Kingdom and places it around my neck. The weight of it settles against my collarbone — heavy, warm, forty carats of ruby and a hundred and fifty diamonds catching every angle of light in the room. It feels like something alive. Like something that has its own gravity. "My love," he says quietly, loud enough for the front rows but pitched for me, "I'm sorry. I wanted to surprise you. I didn't expect

"Delis! this is what I want, I want this diamond ring more than any other thing" "So if you won't give it to me, forget about the rest" "You know what I mean...? I mean that I will not accept...." "These things that you have bought already, then you will have to take them to yourself" Rehab replied with a none smiling face. "Am doing this because I love you... hope you know that" Delis said as Rehab smiles with a smirk. "That's why I love you too" Rehab replied and then Delis ordered the ring for her.

] [He's just such a tiny thing… But holding him in my arms, I thought for a split second I should do everything for him and Sue. [But that was the moment the doctor told me about his congenital heart defect.] [30th September. I'm marrying for Nathan's sake, but I'm not marrying Sue.] [But I'm going to be a good husband to Sue and a good father to Nathan.] The pen was pushed so hard on the paper for that last line that it almost tore through it. I couldn't help smiling wryly.

Preparing different dishes and ordering me to apply this and that on my face and body. I needed to look sparkling and beautiful, she said. Honestly, who cares? The whole pack was running around involved in one activity or the other. Decorations and all. The Alpha of Crescent pack and his son are coming to our pack today to meet their future bride. Psst. By noon everything was all ready. The pack hall was beautifully decorated with ribbons and flowers, everyone was in their best attire, seated and waiting for the big arrival. And I was sitting beside the alpha on the high table, also beautifully dressed in a dress that was picked by my mother, adorned with different jewelries.

In her hands, she holds a magnificent bouquet of my favorite lilies, their delicate fragrance wafting through the air. The audience watches in collective anticipation, the hushed whispers adding a layer of mystique to the unfolding moment. My heart pounds in my chest as Gabby gracefully descends to one knee before me, her smile radiant and maybe a bit nervous. The world around us blurs, leaving only her in sharp focus. The lilies she presents, a symbol of our shared history, carry a profound weight. I take the bouquet from her outstretched hands and hold the flowers close to my chest.

It is intended to fend against negative karma. A bride's Surya Nadi and innate energies are activated when she wears the Mangala Sutra. According to others, it signals the brain to produce these hormones, draws positive energy from the earth, and circulates it through the bride’s body, making her energized. The Anahat Chakra, or Heart Chakra, of the bridal is situated in the center of the vertebrae, near to the heart. The bride’s neck being enveloped in the Thali, which represents the marital bond, is the most significant aspect of a Hindu ceremony.

ASHLEY'S POV "Let's get this over with." Those were the longest words I heard him say ever since his entrance to the room. His hoarse voice which held no sign of emotion rumbled like a distant thunder in the large sitting room that was now occupied by his mother, Jane Jordan - the heiress of Jordan Jewelleries, the dark haired judge who sat by an oak table that had been placed in the center of the room for this purpose, Mother, and I , the I-know-nothing-about-this bride dressed in a knee-length lavender gown and silver stiletto heels, nothing befitting for a bride on her big day.

Elena adjusted her mask, the satin cool against her skin as she scanned the glittering ballroom. Laughter and music mingled with the scent of champagne and perfume, creating an intoxicating atmosphere. If her mother could see her now—dressed to the nines among the city’s elite—she’d have a heart attack. But here she was, every inch the socialite, even while she plotted her next heist. From the balcony of the private viewing room, Elena took in the sea of masked faces that were in attendance. The Gilded Circle Club was ablaze with anonymity, each attendee hiding behind sequins and feathers.