AURORA MOON
The silence inside the Maybach was a stark contrast to the bureaucratic noise of the civil registration bureau they had just left.
Aurora and Kellan occupied the back seat while Jingyu drove the sleek car through the streets of Ash City. On the leather seat between them lay two red booklets. Inside the crisp pages was proof of their legal bond.
I married Kellan Ward. Aurora traced the embossed seal with her fingertip, the reality of her marriage still settling in her heart. She felt suspended between a ruined past and a future she needed to build carefully. She wouldn't waste her second chance. She would take risks. Love her husband. Chase happiness.
Kellan's hand, which had been resting on his knee, shifted. He didn't look at her as his fingers laced through hers, his grip firm. His thumb stroked the back of her hand, a slow, deliberate rhythm that sent tiny electric shivers up her arm.
"Are you regretting the decision to marry me?" he asked.
"No. Never."
