Chapter 26 Twenty Six

• Aurora's POV
• His promise hit me like a thunderbolt. *He will marry me.* It felt surreal, like a dream I’d clung to for so many years finally taking shape. My heart swelled, and I couldn’t help the smile that stretched across my face as I squatted down in front of him, clasping his hands as if to keep the moment from slipping away.
• "You… you’ll marry me?" My voice trembled, excitement and uncertainty mingling in every word.