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Zack glanced at Drake and Elena "Can your faht?"

"In a hurry, are you?" Drake asked

"Probably noher husband on the arm "I’m sure they can be here by then"

And they were

The next night, Liliana and Stefan arrived at Harrah’s just after eleven PM

"I was hoping Andrei would corandmother and her uncle

"They wanted to be here," Drake said, "but, all things considered, I did not think it wise for the Liliana’s place at the Italian Fortress until she returns If you want to postpone the wedding"

"No!" Kaitlyn said eer"

Zack winked at her "That’s irl"

Elena, ever the peaceet dressed and ht? Zack, can you find a rooroo, you know"

"Sure, Elena A friend ofhere, at Harrah’s I can dress in her room Liliana, I booked you and Stefan roo," Elena said "Let’s go"

Kaitlyn stood in front of the full-length mirror in the bathroom while her mother brushed her hair

"You look lovely, sweetheart," Elena said "I’ve never seen you looking happier"

"I’ve never been happier I love Zack so much When you fell in love with Dad, did you just knoas the right one?"

"Yes My life ht have been easier in some ways if I’d fallen in love with a hus like that"

Setting the brush aside, Elena picked up the veil and set it in place "You look like an angel"

"Thanks, Moetting o? See you in rown up and about to become a wife"

"Mom, don’t cry"

"I can’t help it Besides, they’re happy tears You’ve everything a hter I’ back her own tears, Kaitlyn hugged her own"

"I don’t care"

Elena pulled a hanky from her pocket "Here, dry your eyes We don’t want Zack to see you crying"

Kaitlyn slanced over her shoulder as her father knocked on the bedrooht Are you" His words trailed off when he saw Kaitlyn

"Dad, are you all right?" she asked anxiously

"I just realized I airl"

"Oh, Daddy, I’ll always be your little girl"

He held out his ar as his arms wrapped around her He would always be her first love He had kissed her hurts, chased away the ht her to value herself and those around her "I love you, Daddy"

"I know I love you, too" Putting his finger under her chin, he lifted her head "Are you sure he is the one?"

"Without a doubt"

"We’d better go," Elena said "We don’t want the grooed her s, and they left the hotel

There were no lights on in the church The only illumination came from a pair of candles near the altar

Since Kaitlyn’s father was perfor the ceremony, she had asked her uncle Stefan to walk her down the aisle

Her mother and Liliana sat side by side in the front pew Her father stood in front of the altar Zack stood to his right Zack’s bartender, Scherry, sat in the second pew

Kaitlyn’s heart skipped a beat when she saw her future husband He had been born to wear a tux, she thought The jacket, obviously hand-tailored just for him, caressed his broad shoulders, the trousers es The crisp white shirt was the perfect foil for his long black hair and dark eyes

There was noof her heart as she moved toward him When they reached the altar, Stefan placed her hand in Zack’s, then stepped back to sit next to his aze moved over those in attendance "Liliana Sherrad, Elena Sherrad, Stefan Sherrad, Scherry Lyons, you have been called here tonight to witness the union of Zackary Ravenscroft and Kaitlyn Liliana Sherrad, here present Zackary, will you have this woman to be your lifeas you both shall live?"

Zack squeezed Kaitlyn’s hand as he answered, "I will"