Dove pov
"I shouldn't have shut you out for so long."
"Have you spoken to father?" She asks.
"Not for a year. After he handed me on a silver platter to Varian I realised I truly meant nothing to him. It took some thought but I cut all ties with him and Matthias and moved on," I explain.
Eden can hear all about my life over the past year later, when it isn't the day of her wedding. For now, I want nothing to spoil this day.
She watches me as I wander to the window, looking out at the small lake Ciella's house backs onto. "I'm sure he misses you."
"He shouldn't have chosen Matthias over his daughter," I mumble, watching the sun glisten off the water. Everything is so perfect, so peaceful.
Why would Eden ever want anything else?
"I agree. It's why I chose to have you here, not him." S
