"Aurelia…" Dane broke the long minutes of silence that had stretched since the beginning of the drive, turning to get my attention.
"Hm…?"
"We've successfully placed Bridget to rest. I'm sure she's in a much better place now." He spoke, choosing his words carefully, his eyes focused on mine without wavering.
But my chest heaved for reasons I was scared to mention.
Reasons I had always known would one day come, but hadn't prepared my heart for.
"I believe we should commence with the wedding."
The sentence finally fell, each word like a heavy bomb detonating in my chest.
It was bound to happen. We were mates. After all, I had been the one to make the proposal to him in the first place, and he had agreed without hesitation.
He had done nothing but support me, even before I had made th
