r felt so relaxed in my life. The comfort of

Dante wasn't there. I assumed he had alre

bathroom wearing a to

opped his towel, exposing h

lanket and covered my face

irst time seein

e blankets, I

off my face, still nak

is manhood, saying, "It's all your

knock s

s towel and wrappe

gestured, an

lieved s

ow if Ms. Elena is up so that we can pre

olting out of b

ed and said,

nd apologized f

d it'

hroom and said she was

ulous, but she sai

ed my clothes, and she g

, what happened

ed everything that used to happen to

as she massaged and rubbe

heal. Back in my village, we used it a lo

and I sensed that her and I are

m, and found the makeup

, and she got on wi

id a really good job and cove

ade my blue-green eyes sparkle, wh

hed, and

about to start rubbing it on my back

ong-sleeved shirt that gripped his musc

emented his black eyes ,he wasn't even

was still in my

d I didn't have anythin

d him the ointment

me, "turn around," he

repeat mysel

can't," I repl

could see his anger bu

r. Dante," he sa

it when I re

I can't. I have ugly sc

. Turn around,

around and sho

ntment and rubb

ery single bruise and scar w

t feather was being

lled me closer, he whispered to me,

I apologized and explained eve

nd and made me lo

g from me," he said, pulli

much, but he made me

y corset and didn't

-the dress his mother gave me , and th

acing a kiss on my forehead before leaving and

rough and hel

or and wondered who the drop dead gorgeous

e it-I was finall

y for helping

ld be my maid of Honor si

d agreed to be m

er maid who helped

oked l

brought out her ginge

stood at the door of the wedding h

d wrap around me-

omeone to walk you down

and we finally wal

le staring at me

aw Aunt Silvia and Antonia in the cr

ltar, I noticed someo

come to see me and want to r

o late fo

ere he was standi

y looked

is throat and began

only the union of two individuals but the merg

e where two people choose to navigat

ding, compromise, an

us all, and today, we witness

nte and I, asking us

and spoke, "Elena, from the momen

sorrow, to cherish and support you, and to be your

, and I promise to make each chapter

responded, "Dante, you entered my life like a

your partner in crime, and

oments of happiness and ho

e written with love, and o

By the power vested in me, I now pronounce y

sealing our vows and as we opened

and we turned to face our fri

Aunt Silvia weren't happ

gether, I couldn't help b

ment and, strangely, a touch of

o me, making me feel bot

, Aunt Silvia and Antonia g

I decided to concentrate on the

filled with joy, m

ed me of my past, but holdi