BESTIAN'S POV

As I stood before Ciara, my heart racing with excitement and nervousness, I knew that this was the moment I had been waiting for. I had been thinking about this for weeks, planning every detail, every word, every gesture. I wanted this moment to be perfect, to be one that Ciara would remember for the rest of her life.

I breathed in, my eyes locked on hers, and began to speak. "Ciara, from the moment I met you, I knew that you were something special. You light up my world in ways that I never thought possible. You are my best friend, my partner, my soulmate. You make...