?Chapter 0444


    Luke said nothing as he held the rings out for us, but as his eyes met mine, I could see a hint of pure joy in his teary gaze. I teared up a little, too, as I remembered how much our friendship had blossomed over the past few months.


    "You''ve grown so much, Luke finally whispered so only I could hear. "I''m d you''re my friend."


    I couldn''t contain myself. With a tearfulugh, I threw my arms around my friend and hugged him tightly. He stiffened for a moment out of surprise before I felt his arms wrap around me as well. When we pulled away, we both had tears rolling down our cheeks, and I quickly wiped them away as the crowd looked on endearingly.


    Luke looked over at Enzo. Without a word, Enzo reached out and took Luke''s shoulder in his hand. He squeezed it tightly, and the two nodded at each other. No words were exchanged, but I knew that nothing needed to be said. With a deep breath we finally took the rings, and then Enzo and I turned to face each other. Both of our faces must have been red; his sure was, and I could feel the heat in my own face as well.


    Enzo cleared his throat, then pulled a little piece of paper out of his pocket and began to read.


    "Nina, when I first met you, I knew that you were special," he said.


    Already, I was tearing up.


    "... But I didn''t know that you would be my fated mate. Every day, I can''t get over how lucky I am to be one of the few who actually found his fated mate. And to think that I spent three years with you right under my nose, and I was so obsessed with hockey that I didn''t even know it."


    The crowd chuckled. Iughed as well, and dabbed at my eyes with my handkerchief.


    "Anyway," he continued, "I''m not the best at giving speeches. But I just want you to know how much I love you, and how I''ll always cherish you until the sun goes out... And probably even after that."


    When Enzo was finished, the crowd pped. I averted my gaze, feeling my face turn red.


    "It''s your turn," the priestess said quietly.


    I cleared my throat, and finally looked up to face Enzo again.


    "Um... I''m afraid I didn''t write down my vows," I said quietly, feeling my face get even hotter with embarrassment." But... Enzo, we''ve been through so much together. I''m d to have you by my side, not only as my protector, but also as my partner... And my best friend."


    There was a long silence. I felt the weight of Enzo''s loving gaze on me, and suddenly, I felt the urge to say more. "I really do love you like I love the moon in the sky," I whispered. "I''m d I met you."


    Enzo''s brown eyes lit up. I felt my chest tighten with pure passion as the priestess smiled, and turned to Enzo.


    "Enzo Rivers," she said, "do you take Nina Harper to be yourwfully wedded wife?"


    Enzo nodded. "I do," he said. His voice rang clear and true, and carried across thewn like a soft wind.


    The priestess turned to me next. "Nina Harper..."


    "I do," I blurted out, before she even finished.


    The crowd and the priestessughed. "Well then," she said, "I pronounce you-"


    Suddenly, Enzo grabbed me around the waist and pulled me close. He dipped me low to the ground and kissed me deeply, causing the bouquet of lilies to fall out of my hand and roll down the altar steps before the priestess could even finish her speech.


    I smiled against his lips, and felt the cool sensation of fresh snow falling down on our faces.


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