EMBER.
I clung to Alec’s arm as he gently led me outside.
My breath hitched.
Lilies.
Not a few tasteful arrangements. Not a polite bouquet.
An entire architectural masterpiece made of lilies arched over the garden — woven pillars of white and silver, petals cascading down like soft snowfall. It looked less like a decoration and more like someone had built a floral kingdom overnight.
I had nothing to do with this.
Alec… he did all of this?
I looked up at him. His eyes shone with adoration, pride practically radiating off him like a second aura.
“You can thank me later,” he winked.
I shook my head, a smile tugging at my lips despite myself.
Ridiculous male.
Stepping onto the grass, my silver heels glinted against the polished black metal chairs as Alec led me slowly down the aisl
