Chapter 14 - I Married the Man Everyone Once Feared, and His Mother Gave Me the Most Unexpected Wedding GiftOur wedding was small.
No politicians.
No criminals.
No weapons.
Just family and friends.
Eleanor walked me down the aisle.
She whispered:
"My son has been waiting for you longer than he knows."
I laughed.
Alexander stood at the altar.
His eyes never left mine.
When we exchanged vows, he didn't promise to protect me from the entire world.
He promised something better.
"Whenever you're afraid, I'll stand beside you."
Not in front.
Not above.
Beside.
I promised the same.
After the ceremony, Eleanor gave me a box.
Inside was an old photograph.
My grandmother.
Eleanor.
And Alexander's father.
Three people connected by a secret that had nearly destroyed generations.
On the back, my grandmother had written:
One day, love will end what fear began.
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I cried when I read it.
Because she had been right.
