Chapter 46
New Beginnings
Sophia stepped through the ranch slider and down the steps, trying not to break her neck on the uneven concrete. A stranger led her by the arm through the garden in Hamilton East, met only moments before he offered to escort her. The light summer dress fluttered around her legs, a hole in the seam but still Dane’s favourite. Her soul mate stood waiting for her by the stunning girl with blonde hair piled on top of her head in a clip.
“Welcome,” the celebrant said, a smile touching her lips. She spoke with confidence and straightened her back to deliver her speech to an absent audience. The young man handed Sophia over with relief and stepped back, his momentary paternal responsibility relinquished. “Marriage is an intentional act between two people.” She smiled
