He was expected to marry the daughter of one of those houses with known names, the idea was not appealing and union without even knowing the other, even if he tried to mask it with politeness, when the time to speak the vows towards the woman, his tongue failed. The event halted, the few people there were soon to leave, Victoria, the woman in question seemed as relieved that the act had stopped and the wedding did not take place.

That night Vihaan went for a walk, too much stress really, for him to be forced to spent the rest of his life with an unknown person. A funny thought crossed his mind and soon he found himself repeating the words he was supposed to say before, this time coming out clearly.

“… I will light your way in darkness. And with this ring, I ask you to be mine.” The forest seemed to respond, the wind picked up unexpectedly, moon shining brightly and clouds allowing the stars to perform their magical view. Just then Vihaan caught sight of the once flawless white fabric, patterns of beautiful sewed adorns, just a few feet away from him, a new face appeared, too angelic maybe, carrying melancholy in a wedding dress, features covered with the veil that seemed too pure in the dark surroundings.

The words, ‘I do’ were heard from your lips, Vihaan Yvette was too stunned, his heart could burst from the shock— yeah, that was definitely it. To see a woman in a wedding dress standing in front of him after his vow in the middle of the forest at night, you could be a ghost but your soft expression did not match that evil perspective.