"We need to go," Zubair said, peeking his head inside the room once more. He gave Serena an appreciative glance and smiled. "My brother is a very lucky man. Let us go remind him of that."
Serena picked up her skirts and rushed down the stairs, beside Zubair. "Where are they in the ceremony?"
"The soloist is playing a traditional wedding interlude," Zubair replied.
Serena calculated the time in her head. "We need to hurry."
"Come." Zubair took her hand and they broke into a jog.
Serena laughed beside him. "I never imagined crashing my own wedding would be so enjoyable."
Amir stood before the government official who would solemnize his marriage. He was trying not to think about the woman who should have been part of it, Serena.
She had planned everything perfectly, down to the last de
