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of the

ieve that I am Clara. I had not thought this day would arri

heavily, and I hated to say this, but I do not like makeup. I sat there and allowed them to transform me into

taking my twin sister's place as the bride, when s

I looked at my reflection in the mirror and could

asked me, "Are you ready, Cl

seeing me as Clara, his most treasured daughter, a

n sister's composure, the way she

e smile further, and I wondered h

edding. I had not sat in a Bentley before, so I was nervous, not being my sister who travels f

us down to the wedding venue. I was nervous, anxious, as the car ride

ding flowers as I dropped down. This was an elite wedding, and my father held my left hand

rch and nearing the altar where Clara's fiancé, Jace Augustus, stood. Ja

anding up close to me as my father and I finally arrived at the altar, and Dad handed me over to Jace fo

I must act like her. How would Clara have reacted on her own wedding day – excited, emotional, or casual? I did no

ce and how many women wanted him. Jace was very handsome and looked like a Greek god as he stood there towering above me. Clara and I we

t us back to reality, and Jace stepped aside while

old from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer,

one who was about to become my husband. If

do," as he saw that I looked so

o love and obey him, and to be faithful

he same question, "Do you, Jace Augustus, take Clara Mason to be your wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for

re, "Do you promise to love and cherish her, and to

is real bride, as he looked genuinely happy to

kiss your bride," the priest concluded, just as Jac

, trust, and commitment. I cannot believe I was doing this, l

mine, not wanting to know if I desired to kiss him or not. His lips claimed mine, kissing me tenderly at

issing me fervently, and he gazed into my eyes li

and also my parents too. I stood there anxiously, taking the several photos

ing Clara's place as the bride. But I was sure that Clara never told anyone of her plans.

g pictures in the church, until Jace held m

are kissing. Let's go for our wedding reception," Jace lifted me off the grou

has to stop. Should I tell him the truth or c

ng Jace's cologne as h