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The wedding ceremony went just as planned. I felt cold as David slipped the ring onto my finger and made his vows, but I smiled with tears in my eyes.

David’s possesive words during the ceremony unsettled me, but I couldn’t dwell on it. He hadn’t been so forward in the original timeline.

He must have been more unsettled by the public drama between us than I realized. He obviously wanted my adoring gaze only on him so that no one would think there was still tension between us.

I obliged. It was better for me if it seemed I was still deeply in love with him.

Afterwards, David and I went around to every table to greet our guests and thank them for attending.

Everyone told us how beautiful the ceremony was. Many people complimented the table décor, and even more complimented my dress, which I proudly told them had belonged to my grandmother, who had passed away shortly after I was born.

David responded to the compliments by bragging, of course

“The ring is really something, don’t you think?” he said as he grabbed my wrist and held my hand out to show off the diamond.

luna of Briar Rose agreed.

a family heirloom,” he said proudly.

gesture,” the luna

gold band with a small solitaire diamond. It couldn’t be more than a half carat. It

had gone to every table, it was announced that dinner was ready, and we returned to the head table

seemed to be having such a good time. It was a relief, but it also upset me because I knew that none of it was real.

my friends and family; this was all just a show, and in a few more hours, it would

knew that this plan had to move forward and I had to show everyone the truth about

seemed off. She switched seats with my father so that she could sit next to me, then leaned in and

looked down at my barely touched plate. “I am,” I said, “and the food

that you eat and keep your strength up,” she reminded me. “We still have a long

idea how right she

I ask you a question?” I said, looking up at

you want,” she

me Grandma’s dress

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her chair. “I didn’t want you to feel obligated to wear

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