Chapter 95

Almost four weeks later, Lyra watched her sister and Andrei get married in a twilight beachside ceremony in Hawaii. Seeing their happiness as they spoke their wedding vows, a lump rose in Lyra’s throat. The sun was setting over the ocean as they stood barefoot in the sand, the surf rushing over their feet. Illyra wore a long white dress,Andrei a white button-down shirt and khakis, and they both were decked in colorful fresh-flower leis. As the newly married couple kissed to the scattered applause of friends and family surrounding them on the beach,