Chapter 46

*ALORA* “You look so beautiful, honey.” My mother said to me as she and three women made last minutes tweak on my wedding dress. I stood in front of the mirror staring at my reflection. The dress was exquisitely simple. It was a strapless dress, and it fell in a simple fitted silken sheath to the floor. Tiny diamonds sewn into a lace overlay sparkled and shone when I moved. And on the back of my head was an antique silver clip which held the long veil in place. Leave it to my mom to choose a very gorgeous dress. She was glowing with happiness, and her happiness was contagious, it made doing this feel worth it. Joan, who was my chief brides maid walked closer to me. “Are you sure about this?” I already told her the real reason behind the marriage but she still wasn’t in support of it. I nodded. If I wasn’t so much of an over-thinker, maybe if I was getting married for love instead, then I’ll feel the kind of happiness brides felt on their wedding. The happiness wasn’t there, perhaps thi