CHAPTER 6: THE BEST DAY
ELODIE'S POV
I chuckle nervously, the sound trembling out of me like a fragile thread, and I shyly turn my gaze away from his. He laughs, that rich, deep laugh that always seems to vibrate through me, making my chest flutter. Shaking his head, he settles down at the other side of me where Mom is still holding me close, her warmth cocooning me. He leans in and wraps his arms around me too, and I feel sandwiched between them—loved, surrounded, protected.
“Don’t worry,” he says with a certainty that feels like sunlight breaking through clouds, “I can guarantee and assure you that today is going to be a very, very beautiful day for you. The best day of your life.” His golden-brown eyes soften. “Now… tell me, can you name any place you’d love to go celebrate? Somewhe
