(Arthur Sterling's POV) The garden party ended with polite applause. Serena stood in a dress that wasn't hers and thanked me through tears for making her final wish come true. I had honored my debt to her family in front of everyone who mattered. Now I could get to my own wedding. I loosened my tie in the back of the Rolls-Royce. The driver looked at me in the mirror. “The Empyrean Hall, sir?” "Yes. Hurry." My Patek Philippe showed how late I was. Clara would be annoyed, but she always got over it. I would have my jeweler send the diamond necklace she'd admired last month. It was a small price for her understanding, and gifts had always ended these moods before. Gold and silver lights slid across the windows. Serena had received her last wish, and I was still going to marry the most

