Chapter 260 The Goddess Spared Me The Trouble

• [KNOX]
• Hand in hand, we walk toward the hall where the ceremony will take place. But the closer we get, the quieter Xena becomes. I notice the exact moment old instincts begin surfacing again.
• Already her fingers shift against mine, loosening slightly, preparing to slip away before anyone can notice she's standing beside me at all. The enormous double doors begin to part. Conversation spills through the widening gap along with candlelight and hundreds of watching eyes.