What We Value

No sooner were the hasty vows finished than Bastian moved. He swept Ginevra into his massive arms, claiming her mouth with a fierce kiss that made Valerio’s earlier display look tame.

Amalia turned her head away. Heat rushed to her cheeks, turning them a deep scarlet. She buried her flushed face into the solid wall of Valerio’s chest. Up at the altar, her uncle sputtered in outrage, loudly protes