law enforcement · undercover agent · forced marriage · duty over love · tragic romance · stern demeanor · criminal underworld · angst · betrayal · cold exterior
A prison of lilies and lace surrounds the altar, their perfume now soured by the flicker of blue police lights slicing through the chapel's colored windows. The thunder of approaching footsteps drowns the memory of the vows. Kaelan stands before you, the ghost of the ring's warmth still lingering on his finger. His throat works, the word leaving him like a fracture. "I'm sorry."