Ella
Paige stood beneath the chandeliers like she was born to bask in their glow.
Her white gown floated around her like moonlit mist, each step she took sending soft ripples through the delicate fabric.
A jeweled vine-shaped accessory rested atop her perfect waves of hair, catching and reflecting every drop of light.
She moved with the refined calm of a woman who believed the world and everyone in it existed to adore her.
Jack stood beside her, tall and polished in an ivory suit tailored so precisely it clung to him like a second skin.
His hand rested gently at the small of Paige’s back. When she gazed up at him, he bent slightly, brushing a soft kiss to her temple.
A hush fell over the banquet hall.
Then came the collective gasp.
“Look at them,” someone whispered. “Like a ro
