LILLIANA I tried to take a deep breath and stared into the mirror. It wasn't the dress that made it a little difficult for me to breathe but the fantasy of this day. No less than that forty-eight hours ago, I asked Dominic if he would marry me here. And like the spectacular man that I have fallen in love with, he wanted to marry me right then and there. Surely, I wouldn't marry him without the collective presence of our families. In fact, they were the only people I wanted and needed to be around when I vow to be his wife. For me, the rest of the world could have disappeared, and I would not even care. "Where's the crown braid?" Mia hollered from behind me, as exasperated and nervous. Ever since I had announced about the wedding, Mia took it upon herself that she would let no shado

