A marriage of shadows and fire

Lovers' Day. A day that should've felt special, but instead, I was alone. Daniel, my b

fer had o

e! There's an engagement party at Emily's, and i

so I reluctantly agreed, knowin

out overdoing it. "You look beautiful," Jennifer said with a grin, her eyes sca

ing good, but Daniel wasn't here, and this was supposed to be our d

h, well-dressed strangers moved around, their laughter and clinking glasses blending into the soft hum

der, sinking into my seat and scanning t

ting around for Jennifer. The loneliness gnawed at me, and

tched with time, but his

he said, extending a

his hand, offering a pol

was superficial, but I was grateful for the distraction. Yet, my eyes kept searching

sic was a blur, and by the end of the night, I couldn't decide if I'd enjoyed myself o

f-asleep, I stumbled to the door and froze when I saw it: a

ant to have you all

skipped

"It's Daniel," I whispered to myself,

ad. His number wouldn't go through. Confused, I set the phon

ous message pin

he five-star

y to take the next step, to finally propose. I couldn't help but smile at the thought. We'd

sparkled under the light, and I admired myself in the mirror. But as I finished my look, a strange

t. Daniel was a man of

k black car pulled up in front of my

r smiled at me, his expression c

. The drive felt surreal. I could almost imagine Daniel's face, his sweet

a place straight out of a fairy tale. I gasped as I wal

. This was the moment

my heart pounding in antici

ni

.. it w