Lily opened the antechamber to make her way into the throne room. She took a deep breath and , holding her bouquet of lillies tightly in her hands, stepped into the throne room. Her father looked at her warmly, positioned at the beginning of the red-carpeted aisle. They linked arms and Lily met the eyes of the wedding officiant from across the room. Another outcome of Sasha's trips to and from the palace. She'd managed to find someone to replace Alexei's officiant who the servants hadn't allowed to leave the room he'd been given to stay in since his arrival last night.
And since Alexei had also been locked away in his study. no one was the wiser. Lily looked at the man standing next to the wedding officiant. Vesky was looking at her in confusion, probably wondering why she'd come out whe
