Chapter 420 Wedding (2)

The backdrop was a stunning old stone fountain, its water glittering under the afternoon sun. Delicate fairy lights were strung between ancient trees, and soft classical music drifted through the air, played live by a small orchestra tucked discreetly to the side.

Only close friends and family had been invited — no nosy reporters, no strangers. Just those who truly mattered.

Rose sat in the front row, holding a bouquet almost as big as her smile. Loki sat grumpily in her lap, a tiny bow-tie awkwardly clipped around his fat neck. Sir Sparkleton and Miss Sparkleton stood off to the side like two stiff robots trying to look fancy — he in a tiny tuxedo, she in a frilly lace apron.

Ethan, Liam, Nova, and Knox whispered jokes to each other near the aisle. Even Lennox and Daisy sat a little stiffly, eyes locked on the empty archway where Lilith would soon appear — their daughter, the one they'd thought lost forever, about to be claimed by someone who truly loved her.