Bound No More

clear sky, and just enough breeze to carry

one and crawling with flowers in full bloom. Cream roses, lavender, trailing wisteria - it looked like something out of a paintin

. Everything was hushed and reverent. Alex stood at the front already, tall and composed in a t

rain of her gown shimmered in the sunlight a flowing silver-gold silk, whisperi

close. His voice wa

It's a story written by the goddess herself. You c

Her heart ached. B

ed to have a love blessed by the goddess like you and Maman. Not everybody.

e way we always have. You know that. You're a princess. If Goddess forbid anything ever goes wrong, come home. Th

imself. To scare people. But I've never seen him be anything but sweet. Gentle. In two years, he's never raised his voice.

. Whatever you say. Just know I'm always here. And I'll

eek and led her

y passed li

d under breath. A kiss un

acked and brought down by one of the maids. She danced the night away beside Alpha Alex, surrounded by smiles and laughter

rf

it s

ing rice as they walked under another floral archway. Mona tossed her bouquet and it landed in Stacy's hands, who caught it with a laugh. She was already mat

er and helped her in. They

the window, silent for a lon

Alex asked,

oice was tight. "Not really.

you want," he said gentl

him. "Thank

t's me who should thank you. For

e as the car rolled throu

was enormous. Grand. Powerful. A mansion unlike anything she'd ever seen. It wasn't just beautiful it

ds and house staff stood in a perfect

ly, taking it all in

ng like fire above. She met every maid and staff member by name - there were so

ur levels of she

ow of large offices, libra

t rooms ten of them, each m

belonged to the

his family occ

The most palatia

ad only recen

l. One of the maids showed her to her room a wing of their floor, customize

cked her

her a

silk pants and a beige silk blous

maid and asked

ed her ev

ement

vate

of corridors, sui

inished, it was ab