Lilieth

The wedding band around my finger feels heavy, for some reason. I can't seem to take my eyes off it. The sight of it is a betrayal to Cadeon.

If he could see this now, he'd hate me.

"Staring at it that hard won't make it go away," Draven comments. I tear my eyes away from my finger and instead focus on his face, which is mere inches away because of how close we are.

Unfortunately, we have to go through all the motions of a proper wedding—dancing is a part of it. His goal is to ...