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I have one back ho on a pad Good If you give n a release, I can update her as to what has happened You are going to need to address tonight’s events

No kidding Tonight’s events Last week’s Lastfor Gwen’s future mansion with the therapy bills But she was the best And it would absolutely be worth the price if she could helpto put up a good front in front of Bruno and Igor, I was faking it big-time

At the sa happened to my protections, she wouldn’t be able to reestablish thened the appropriate paperwork, took the proffered prescription, and ere on our way

Creede aiting at the car Like Bruno, he didn’t say a word But it wasn’t the first tiht after a deot into the front passenger seat while Bruno got in next to me in the back

Even early as it was, there was an electric excitement in the air It was as if the whole country was a s Today was the wedding day

The li to the castle in the thin, watery light of dawn I watched through theas the vendors bustled and tourists stu htly in the early- chill Later in the day it was supposed to be sunny and in the seventies, but at the moment it was quite cool

Had it really only been days since I’d h the streets of Serenity? It felt like years Bad, dark years filled with pain

Enough with the depressing thoughts, I ad day I wished I could be as excited about it as the bystanders I saw outside the car s I just wasn’t I tried giving myself a little internal pep talk, but the results were less than stellar

Just get through the day You can do this

We reached the compound at 6:30 I sped to my rooms to relieve myself, have a quick shower, and retrieveroodressed in a different ss the previous day I was glad I don’t exactly believe in bad luck, but I wouldn’t have wanted to start this day in that roo on racks, with the bridesown taking the rest of the space I’d gotten only a peek at it before I was teleported away; now I took a closer look

It was gorgeous, a sin in ivory silk with e train tri in it

On the east ere the hair and makeup areas Neither were manned at the moment, but all the equipment was laid out at the ready On another wall, a television played The British announcers were filling the tiround stories about everything froners of Adriana’s dress and veil to Rusland’s wedding traditions A clock in one botto

When she saw lad cry and a huge hug She earing a full-length housecoat, her hair loose and uncoeous She was radiant with joy and quivering with nerves Her eht as she released ed me next She was a little shy and aard about it, but that just ht?" Natasha asked as I followed her over to the corner to examineso too serious, a touch of vertigo Dr Shablinski had said both problee had been extensive enough that a regular huo into that with Natasha "Other than that, I’m okay"

"You were fortunate" She shuddered visibly "A deht"

"Celia!" I whirled at the sound of Gilda’s joyous shout "You’re all right? I wanted so badly to warn you, but I could not move or speak What a hideous, terrible spell" Gilda burst into the roo in her wake The two of the Apparently this was the day for it While I’

Gilda drewive us a private dressing area, and whispered, "Are you truly all right? You look … strained"