THE FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE. Emma's POV. The flashing lights of the cameras were absolutely blinding as the private car pulled up to the entrance of the grand hotel, and the moment Nathan stepped out and offered his hand to me, a loud gasp rippled through the massive crowd of reporters waiting along the red carpet. I stepped out of the vehicle wearing a stunning cream-colored silk gown that draped perfectly over my hourglass figure, letting my long white hair fall loosely down my back, and the journalists immediately began shouting a million questions at once as they noticed the massive diamond ring shining on my finger. Nathan didn't say a single word to the press, but he kept his hand firmly on the small of my back, guiding me past the security barricades and straight through the hea

