#Chapter 144: Cookie Cutter Wedding

Kayla I pushed down my feelings and put on a smile. I was getting quite good at that lately, wasn’t I? The doors to the chapel opened, revealing the beautiful ceremony setup inside. The aisle was lined with white roses and greenery, the pews filled with guests who turned to look at me as the music began to play. At the end of the aisle, Nicholas stood waiting, looking impossibly handsome in a crisp white tuxedo that fit him like it had been tailored by the Moon Goddess herself. His smile made my heart lurch, and for a moment, I hesitated, my feet refusing to move. This was it. The moment I’d been dreading and, if I was being honest with myself, secretly longing for. But now that it was finally here, I wasn’t sure I could go through with it. Not after what Nora had shown me. Not after hearing Nicholas’s voice on that recording, so calm and matter-of-fact as he admitted he was only marrying me for Bluemoon. The words echoed in my mind, a cruel