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I turned towards the female and took a step back into the ar besideto srimace

“Kylie,” I said to her giving her a reassuring smile Raphael s to face Jonathon as he heldto coazebo and I could hear music in the distance

“Raph has always been one of my best friends outside of my family You would probably do well to talk to hi a va for a cure”

“A cure? Do you think that’s possible?”

“No,” said Jonathon, “I don’t”

“But Raph does?”

“He does He’s always been quite a dreamer,” Jonathon chuckled

I leaned up and kissed his delectable lips “I love you”

“I love you,” he leaned his forehead againstout a hand for me

“Of course, husband,” I breathed in the delicious scent of his breath He took ant waltz He did all the , all I had to do was breathe I loved the feel of his hand inended but Jonathon continued to glide us around the gazebo “We should probably join the others They’re bound to be wondering where we are,” I said

He pulled away but kept his hand on ht and I’d hate for you to only re memories”

“What’s wrong with this?” I asked “Everything’s perfect”

He smiled, “You’re perfect”

I blushed We were ed tohe’d always have that effect on uess until I turned into a vampire After that lided through the ethereal garden I felt like I was in a fairy tale The s We entered the reception which had a dance floor and a live band set in the corner Many were socializing and others were dancing Wispy pieces of canvas created a ceiling Shts sparkled everywhere and a few stars were starting to appear in the darkening sky I saw Aiden and Viola dancing and Ada I was pleased that they were happy but I couldn’t shakeof dread Jonathon pulled me over to the table with food The cake was in the center of it and looked stunning I never knew cake could be a work of art but this was It wouldn’t be long until we cut it, even though hardly any of the guests could even eat I guessed it wasJonathon shucked his tuxedo jacket onto a chair and rolled his shoulders around like he was stiff and then unbuttoned the top couple of buttons on his crisp white shirt He picked up a plate and began filling it with food I just followed along There was a table reserved for us and that’s where he sat down “Eat so,” he pushed the plate in front of me

“I’ry”