ELARA’S POV
When River's mom looked at me from head to toe, I felt even more nervous. Even River tightened his grip on my hand. As she stepped closer to me, my heart beat faster.
"Finally!" she said with a smile, and that seemed to ease the tension in my chest. "Finally, I met you, Elara! River already told me what really happened." Then she turned to River. "Have you told her that we're going to their house?" I was surprised by her question.
"No, Mom. Why do you want to go now?"
"Of course! When else were you planning to go? After the wedding?"
"Yeah, right!" River replied with a chuckle, then turned to me and introduced me to his aunts, who were with his mom. "My beloved aunties, she’s Elara, my wife-to-be."
"What a lovely girl, isn't she?" One of River's aunts said that with a bro
