Heir of Ashes

Book extraction I took a deep, steadying breath. My heart is beating so hard it feels like it will break through my chest at any moment. Not to mention the not forming in my throat, right underneath my 'not dead' tattoo almost mockingly, because I'm sure that I am a second away from not breathing at all. So many things have led me to this moment... So many I wish I could change, but there is nothing I could do in the end. Every choice I've made has been because of the control he had over my life. "Are you sure about this?" Jana asked me. "It's not what I imagined this day would be like," I told her honestly. Rubbing the crease of the wedding dress smooth. "Let's go." I told her, not being able to put this off for another moment. She nodded, linking her arm with mine, leading me to him. To my future. I saw him standing there in the moonlight, my mouth going dry, making swallowing impossible. This wasn't the plan, I didn't want this. He looked up at me. His eyes looking me over, predatorily. In a few moments, I will be his for the rest of my life. I swore no one would ever own me.