The grand wedding ceremony marched on without pause.
On the stage, Maxwell and Grace stood facing each other while a sea of guests below erupted in an endless chorus of blessings. A soul-stirring piano melody swelled through the grand hall as the officiant raised his microphone with practiced poise.
"Miss Carter." His rich voice echoed through the space. "Do you take Mr. Owen to be your lawfully wedded husband? To love and cherish him, in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, forsaking all others, till death do you part?"
Grace's pulse thundered in her ears as she gazed at the man she'd loved for a decade. Behind the delicate lace of her veil, her face glowed with a smile bright enough to rival the sun. After ten long years, she was finally becoming Mrs. Owen. The crush she'd nu
