"You saved me," Damien repeated, his voice growing steadier now that he'd managed to get the first words out.
He looked directly into Aria's eyes, and the rest of the ceremony site seemed to fade away. There were no guests, no photographer, no string quartet waiting in the wings. Just the two of them and the promises he was about to make.
"Four months ago, I was alone," Damien continued, his voice carrying clearly across the silent ceremony site. "I had money, success, power—everything the world told me I should want. I'd built Blackwood Enterprises from nothing after my parents died. The company was worth billions. I could buy anything, go anywhere, do anything."
He paused, his expression shifting to something vulnerable and raw.
"But I had nothing that mattered," he said, his voice t
