Vows in Blood
The wedding day was perfect on the outside.
Inside, it was a storm waiting to break.
The ceremony was held at the New York Public Library, marble steps, stone lions, three hundred guests in black-tie and diamonds. Roses the color of fresh blood spilled from every arch. Paparazzi screamed behind velvet ropes. It looked like a royal wedding meets billionaire fever dream.
Ava walked down the aisle on her father’s arm. Robert was thin and pale, but he stood tall in his tux, eyes shining with tears. When he placed her hand in Lucian’s, he whispered, Be happy baby girl and Lucian answered, I’ll spend my life making sure of it.
They faced each other under a canopy of white orchids and crimson roses.
Lucian looked devastating in black tailcoat, eyes locked on her like the res
