I will love and cherish you, Nessa Gayla, choosing you above all others, and holding only unto you. I take you as my lawful wife, and with deepest joy, I receive you in my life that together we may be one. I love you, Nessa…
Nessa felt her chest tighten with emotion as she listened to the vows Viz was making in front of her—on the most important day of their lives—their wedding day. This might not be the first, but it was a wedding free of any pretense. There was no longer a veil of fear covering her heart.
She was no longer burdened by fear and uncertainties. Because this time, she knew the vows he had made before and was making again now were truly for her, and they came from the depths of Viz's heart, her former husband and now, once again, her legal husband.
Viz stood straight, and
