The-Wrong-Bride-Ares--Raven’s-story-(Maura,-Catharina)_bibis

Grandma doesn’t want me to work at all. The closer we get to the wedding, the more I’m secondguessing
this.”
I inhale deeply and force myself to look my sister in the eye. “You love Ares, don’t you?”
She nods. “With all my heart.”
“Then you’ll be okay, Han. I know that being with him requires sacrifices on your part, and I’m
sure it’s the same for him, too. For years now, he hasn’t been able to date you publicly because of
your career. That can’t have been easy on him either, you know? There must have been so many things
he’s wanted to do with you and couldn’t. Now it’s your turn to make some sacrifices. That’s what
marriage is supposed to be, right? Compromise.”
She nods and turns back toward the mirror, her eyes roaming over her dress. “Yes, I guess so. I
guess the worst part is that Ares is so perfect. All of our issues stem from me. I know he deserves
everything, but I’m still having a hard time pushing aside my ego and my aspirations. One year is
enough for people to forget about me, you know? Imagine three years.”
I chuckle and shake my head. “You’re Hannah Du Pont. There’s no way anyone will ever forget
about you, Han. You could take a ten-year hiatus and it still wouldn’t matter.”
She smiles at me then. “Thank you, Rave,” she says, her voice soft. “I needed this. I needed to talk
to someone who won’t judge me for my selfishness, for the thoughts that I shouldn’t be voicing at all.”
I shake my head and smile back at her. “You’ll be okay, sis. In two weeks, you’re going to be the
most beautiful bride anyone has ever seen, and soon all of your doubts will seem like a distant
memory.”
She nods, a hint of insecurity in her eyes. “You’ll be by my side, won’t you?”
“Always,” I promise. I’ll always be there for her, even if doing so rips my hearts to shreds over
and over again.