As the door swung open, it was as if the air had been sucked from the room. Conversations ended in abrupt cutoffs, and silence filled the room. My heels clicked against the wooden floor as I stepped through the threshold. All eyes fell to me as I walked further into the room. The train of my dress rustled as it dragged along the floor.
I could see several of the noblewomen watching me and whispering out of the corner of my eye. No doubt they were commenting on my lack of veil. Though we hadn't yet been married, as far as everyone was concerned, I should have behaved like a widow. My face should've been concealed from the rest of the world to discourage my eyes from straying to another man. But I wouldn't do that. This was the first step I would take towards healing my heart, and if tha
