Chapter 55

• Memorizing every fleck of light in his light, amber-colored eyes and the warmth of his smile, she knew she had to hold on as long as she could. Every second moved in slow motion and that’s the way she wanted it. She wanted it to last forever. The moment they said I do, and his lips met hers, the tears rolled down her cheeks with the realization that it couldn’t last.
• With a kind smile, he wiped her tears away. “I will love you forever and always. My love. My all.”
• The reception seemed to fly by, almost as if time sped up. Even though she tried to slow it down with her mind, each attempt was lost in fast forward. The harder she fought the harder the bond ritual fought against her. At the last dance, she stopped fighting. A slow song played in the background as they swayed with the music, and she let her destiny unfold.