Captive Vows

PIPER’S POV

My heart would not stop pounding.

Every second felt heavier than the last as I stood beside Nolan in the middle of the candlelit room. His hand stayed wrapped tightly around mine while the priest looked between us nervously.

Nolan noticed my trembling and smiled softly like this was romantic. “You should stop looking so scared,” he murmured. “There’s nowhere for you to go anyway.”

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