Chapter 165

{Harper's POV}

I had never in my life wanted to claw my own skin off quite this badly.

The veil sat heavy and suffocating against my face, the fabric scratching at every point of contact, thick enough that my own breath kept bouncing back into my face in warm, damp little waves.

The gown underneath swallowed me completely, layers of black fabric I had to actively fight not to trip over with every