(Epilogue)
How could I not recognize his handwriting after eight years of marriage to Dashiell?
"My dearest Lavender,
I'm sure you've seen the news by now. Serenity has received her due punishment, and I, too, will face the consequences of my actions.During this time, I often find myself reminiscing about our first encounter in college. Back then, your eyes sparkled with a brilliant clarity, as if all the stars in the universe were twinkling within them. Their radiance was so intense, it nearly made me dizzy.
You always said that you fell in love with me the first time we met, so you were willing to wait. Even knowing there was someone else in my heart, you were still willing to wait.
You did what you said you would. From our first encounter at eighteen, to our marriage at twenty-two, to our eight years of matrimony now, you've waited for me for a full twelve years.