At Your Mercy

As she surveyed the grand motorcade discreetly from a corner, Helena Thorne dabbed at her tears. Though she was happy, she couldn't bear to part with her daughter. It felt as if her daughter was getting married, even though she was only getting engaged.

Marcus Thorne did not know whether to laugh or cry as he comforted her. "It's just an engagement and you're already weeping buckets. Are you going