The days passed, and soon the weekend arrived, bringing the long-awaited wedding day.

Amelia found herself in the bedroom that had been assigned to her at Alejandro's house the day before, and at that moment she was standing in front of the mirror.

She wore a simple, oyster-white dress, without exaggerated ornaments or lace—something completely removed from what she had always imagined for an occasion as momentous as her wedding.

She had always wanted to marry in a beautiful, white princess gow