th la

t music played in the background. The tail of my veil fluttered as a gentle breeze blew. At the en

aned

s almos

everything else getting sucked into i

eath of a bachelor... oh oh... letting the water fall... Th

up! Come on, Ember! I

ied nowmm..." I turned around an

ll be late for your weddin

t of the bed in a swift motion. A gasp left my mouth as I flew through the

u

bachelor' song set as the ringtone. Mom stood by the end of the bed, face hidden

lanket's faul

e bed gently and glided her hand over the fa

ned when a single tear

nd Beth will be here in five minutes, and you should take the call, hon. They'r

ed to form in the pit of my s

o her forehead as she saw my expression, and her feet moved back towards me. She sat

th of her soft car

s on their big day. I did too," her voic

can manage myself i

u can. You're my

rown as another question flooded my head. "Can you? Can you an

he's married. And of course, we can, silly. We're

. "I hope I can be as

rehead. "You already are." But then the smile was replaced with a frow

yes. I wanted to tell h

apart. Averting away from mom, I grabbed the ph

I gonna do? Tell her everything? How could I be so ca

ll, "Yeah, sure, d

ightstand to check why on earth

sn't

beloved clock on the floor, a

o

my skin. It had been a month since I accepted the Kings' proposal, and a month since the threats stopped. No more emails fro

y only to keep their worries at bay, not to push them back in another round. Eve

e love before marriage. In my nineteen years of life, I had tried many times to find the one for me, but the couple guys I dated l

no

door snapped me o

Come on! Hurry up, girl! We don't have all

ing out of the shower,

ning her nails. The pink gown she wore fit her petite body in every cu

lue eyes brightened. Walking to

make you look so sexy that Hunter King wo

ded up chuckling. "Wel

s my other girl, Bethany. Her pixie hair was a rat's net,

"What happe

red for Beth as she slapped some

ttany cheated

Ana pointed a brush in t

her sprawled posit

this bitch was no good.

deserves

remembe

itely digs you,

sure she won't

ve seen this idiot drool in her sleep." I pointed at

er magic on me. After what felt like hours did she finally m

ng open actually t

eautiful. My brown hair was pulled back in an updo with some curls freely falling

! You are so da

extended her

yed it, fla

y hand,

." I playfully raised

g dress from bed and shoved it

laces from top to bottom and flowed down from the waistline. I looked at my reflection in t

p my dream of finding true love an

a crush on him, still he was a complete stranger to me. Was I ready to sacr

I was. I was more than rea

g Beth's hair. She turned to look at me and frowned. "I s

ith tears as she observed me in my wedding dress. "My bab

g my heart squeeze remembering I would

ing, there's still time. Are you sure about your de

Yes, mum, I am. I told you those are just gossips. I met him.

he could see through my lies, then no

Your dad's waiti

all bed, my study table and the band posters on the wall seemed t

d dad engulfed me in a hug, his eyes glos

After all, I'm a Coll

My little princess has grown up so muc

the tug at my heart deepened. I bit the inner c

u, my little princess." This time

ruin her makeup," mom scolded dad while wi

s, I threw my hands around th

ey cried as their han

o not ready to

e the venue for the wedding. I was left awestruck as I stepped on the marbled floor of the hotel. The mag

er companies," Beth whispered from beside me, her and Ana's express

unded at the door of my bridal suite. "C

my feet and marched around the room, my

nd relax." Ana's firm grip held me i

r check. Makeup check. Dress check." Her expression turned i

your

lding her dress, she

ver do without you?" I t

another hottie like Hunter." She

th whined, joining

ber you both oompa-