MATED TO THE FORBIDDEN Novel

Despite the love that turned into enmity and the revenge that threatened to tear them apart, their bond only strengthened, burning brighter with each obstacle. What was forbidden by fate only intensified the love that destiny had brought them together to share. She approached down the aisle in her white wedding gown, and time seemed to slow. Nothing else existed but her. The narrator questioned if this moment was real or merely a dream, pinching himself to confirm he wasn't hallucinating. She was breathtakingly beautiful in her tailored dress, the white roses she held pale in comparison to her radiance. Her illuminated eyes held entire galaxies within them. Clary, the girl of his dreams, finally walked toward him. After countless prayers, she was becoming his wife—his. When she reached him, tears streamed down his face, overwhelmed by gratitude that someone so cherished would spend their lifetime with him. She arrived with tears in her own eyes, sniffling softly, which was typical of her. Her fragility had initially drawn him to her, igniting his protective instinct. Yet she had matured into someone capable of protecting herself, which both amazed and concerned him about their future. Still, he vowed to protect her forever. "I love you, Clary," he whispered as they faced the priest.