Elara 

Zuriel hasn't contacted me to back out of the wedding. What was he thinking? I gave him a way out. I would live with the shame of the videos and insults. No one would blame him. Could it be that he felt something for me, too? 

I continue eating my breakfast. My brother asks me with his eyes if I'm alright, and I nod. 

" Are you excited to get married?" My younger brother, Killian, asks. I nod and take a bite into my bagel.

" Of course, she's marrying the love of her life," Mom says with a smile. It was no secret in my family that I...