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“No, but my wife has a way about her. Are you marrying for love?”

“It wasn’t for love,” Damian said.

“But?”

“My girl has a way about her.”

Dante laughed darkly. “The good women always do. Congratulations.”

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

“Eyes wide, let me see them,” the makeup artist ordered.

Lily did as she was told, letting the woman fan her lashes further. She wasn’t sure how much longer her eyelashes could possibly be.

“Pinky again,” another woman said.

Lily tilted her hand to put her pinky out. The nail artist manicuring Lily’s fingernails started her work over as a top coat of clear polish smoothed over each nail. Another woman worked on her hair, setting each of the wavy strands into perfectly managed curls that would be set up into a messy chignon.

Oddly, Lily didn’t mind all the people working around her or the attention. It wasn’t often she preferred the spotlight, but since it was her wedding day, she didn’t have much of a choice. She figured she might as well enjoy the pampering and time.

Her wedding morning started out early. Maybe a little too early considering her bachelorette party hadn’t ended until nearly two in the morning. Theo woke Lily up with breakfast and a phone call from Damian, which was nice. Theo took Lily to the spa and as far as she knew, was still waiting out in the lobby for her and Abriella to finish.

Dino, on the other hand, hadn’t shown himself that morning.

Lily wasn’t too worried about it.

“That smells amazing,” Abriella said as some coconut oil was rubbed into her hands.

“It does,” Lily agreed.

Abriella smiled, tilting her head to the side so she could look Lily over. “Are you nervous?”

Not at all.

“No,” Lily answered honestly.

“Excited?”

“Very.”

For a day that was usually high-stress and full of nonsense for other brides, Lily’s wedding day was turning out to be a quiet affair with little issues. No one bothered her for useless things or demands. Even Theo, who didn’t know how to be a quiet man, had given Lily space and silence that morning.

She was so relaxed, it was crazy.

Lily loved it.

Every day should be like this.

Abriella grinned wide. “I’m happy for you. Damian is a good guy.”

Lily nodded. “He is.”

It just took a lot for Lily to correlate the good man she knew resided inside Damian and the parts of him that did bad things.

“A few more hours,” Abriella said.

Only a few?