DG's felt lucky to have the gauzy veil hiding her face. It also hid her fear, her anger, her sadness, and the mascara trails… She clutched her bouquet of roses until her knuckles turned purple as she waited in silence for her father to arrive to escort her.
All she was thinking about was the one man in her life worth marrying, and it certainly wasn't Duke Adrian.
She hadn't spoken to Cain as a friend since her parents announced her engagement. At first, she had blamed the fact that they hadn't spoken on all of the whirl-wind wedding planning, but there was more to it. One didn't dream of things that she had been dreaming of if it had a simple explanation like that. All she wanted was to run to Cain and tell him that she loved him, but she had an innate fear that he didn't feel the same. Besides, she couldn't get out of marrying Adrian so why even think about it anymore?
A soft knock came at her door. Ahamo opened the door and smiled at his daughter who he perceived to be happy under her veil. She took his arm and let her self be led to certain unhappiness. They met Azkadellia and Glitch at the doors to the ballroom to begin the ceremony. DG hugged Az, who, being highly perceptive, sensed something was quite wrong, but didn't say one word. The music started inside and Glitch opened the doors, offering his arm to Azkadellia. DG closed her eyes and tried to breathe, but she couldn't. Ahamo ended up pulling her down the aisle, but not because she was openly protesting.
It was because she couldn't see through the black-stained tears that were hanging from her eyelashes.
At the end of the aisle, she felt her hand being taken by a hand that didn't fit hers. It was almost smaller than hers and it wasn't a friendly touch. DG was now looking at her feet because she felt like she was going to be sick. She heard her mother begin the ceremony but the words meant nothing to her.
She felt nothing but emptiness.