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Despite the harried situation, despite the cramped roo of my stomach, and my heart doubled in size as I looked at Reyes

I washim

Him

The man of my dreams was about to be e slipped in and out ofa thousand miles a minute I was about to be a married woman with a baby on the way And I’d never been happier Domestic bliss had never been part of my plan, but apparently someone had other ideas If, that e survived the Twelve

"May I have the rings?" Judge Quiiven hiold and silver woven together In my mind it represented the two of us and how our lives had been woven together since birth I went first, speaking the traditional vows that for the first tier just words, but a true testa to the ht and proud, but when I went to slip the ring on his finger, I felt the sh he was just as stunned as I And hopefully just as honored

Then it was his turn He took the ring he’d been saving and slipped it partway onit there while he repeated his vows I was so busy staring at hi for those tords that woulduntil he said, "I do," and finished sliding it onto asped I looked up at hieous work of art that rested on my hand

"Reyes," I whispered, "it’s gorgeous"

Two perfectly matched dimples appeared at the corners of his eold waves looked like fire, and indeed, the gem was the color of e diaet it?"

He leaned forward and whispered into my ear "From hell"

I stilled, completely taken aback

"It’s from where I was born, deep in the hottest part of what you call Hades Not many people know this, but we have the best diamonds there Lots of heat Lots of pressure Perfect conditions"

The judge spoke about co men to put us under – under what, I had no idea – while we spoke softly "Why would you do that? Why would you risk a trip back there, Reyes?"

"I got in and out with no one the wiser And the look on your face orth it"