She was all I wished for. For all eternity. I’d known it, but when she stepped through those doors, the desire had become something of a pressing matter, making me wish a rehearsal for my child’s banquet was not what we were there for. Her slow march, that mundane placing of one foot in front of the other, while she held my gaze, had drawn me from this realm and thrust me into worlds unknown. Worlds where she was both my light and my darkness and everything in between.
Dressed in that purple gown, the sight of her was of perfection. A queen. A vision of a future whose longing went as deep as my bones at the sight of her. By my side, that is where she belonged. There was no doubt about that, only conviction that grew with each step taken towards me.
My chosen mate had been by Shyla’s side
