Chapter 40 [2/2]

Our rings were made of pure gold, and mine was embedded with diamonds. It was almost impossible for them to break and fade. So, even if the impossible happened, I would still have something to hold onto. Percy gave me the assurance that my heart desperately needed, and my eyes began to well up as he slipped the ring into my finger.

"Percival," I started while taking the ring from the bearer. I looked at him before I continued. "I thought I knew love until I stood before you today, and what I feel in my chest feels unfamiliar. It's as if I had never loved any man before you. My heart used to be coddled in its little fantasy. But it was different now. It knows what it's risking." I said.

I wish I could thank him for being Marcus' father since that was what I was most grateful for. But I knew better than letting the people in this hall know about my son. Even though it felt like I was alone in this moment with Percival, I knew a lot of eyes were watching--even the ones that weren't here