Chapter 19
Nicole
My wedding was a blur, though I’d remember it forever as TV cameras were set up inside the church. I’d been taken there in a horse-drawn carriage. And the flawless day made my feet feel like I floated on air.
It was Ryder who broke through to me when he said, “It was nice that you asked my father to walk you down the aisle.”
I met his blue eyes and curled closer to him as our names were called in the hall. The doors flew open, and as we stepped into the roaring crowd, I said, “I don’t have a father anymore, and my cousins were all seated. And, since it was being televised, it made sense to have someone tell me what was proper.”
His lips thinned as people took our picture. “I hope he didn’t say anything to annoy you.”
I bumped into his muscular chest and pushed his c
