When she was close enough, Kai coul

When she was close enough, Kai could make out hints of her face through the veil. Her lips had been painted to match the dress and her eyes burned with victory. She strode onto the dais and paused at Kai’s side. The skirt’s hem pooled at her feet.

“You may be seated,” said the disembodied voice.

The crowd shuffled into their seats. Prime Minister Kamin lifted her portscreen from the altar. “Ladies and gentlemen, Lunars and Earthens,” she began, a hidden microphone carrying her voice over the crowd. “We gather today to witness a historical union of Earth and Luna—an alliance formed by trust and mutual respect. This is a significant moment in our history that will forever symbolize the enduring relationship of the people of Luna and the people of Earth.”

She paused to let her words sink into the crowd. Kai wanted to gag.

The prime minister focused on the bride and groom. “We are here to witness the marriage of Emperor Kaito of the Eastern Commonwealth and Queen Levana Blackburn of Luna.”

Kai met Levana’s gaze through her veil. Her taunting smile chased all his denial away.

Cinder was captured or dead. The wedding would go on as planned; the coronation would take place in two days’ time.

It was just him, now. The last line of defense between Levana and Earth.

So be it.

He set his jaw and returned his focus to their officiant. He gave a small nod. The wedding began.

Forty-Seven

“The groom will now take his ribbon and tie it three times around his bride’s left wrist, symbolizing the love, honor, and respect that will forever bind their matrimony,” said Prime Minister Kamin, unwinding a length of velvet ribbon from a spool. She picked up the polished silver scissors from the tray and snipped off the length of ribbon.

Kai tried not to make a face as Kamin laid the ribbon across his palms. It was shimmering and ivory, the color of the full moon, as opposed to the silky blue ribbon already wrapped around his own wrist, the color of Earth.

It felt like his consciousness was hovering above him, watching as his fingers wrapped the ribbon around Levana’s bone-thin wrist—once, twice, three times—finishing it off with a simple knot. There was no grace to it and the ribbon was probably too loose, a side effect of his unwillingness to brush her skin with his fingertips. When she had tied his, she had practically given him a wrist massage that had made him squirm on the inside.

“I will now knot the two ribbons together,” said Prime Minister Kamin, in her measured, serene voice. She had not faltered once during the ceremony. “This is to symbolize the unity of the bride and groom and also of Luna and the Eastern Commonwealth, which represents the planet of Earth on this, the eighth day of November in the 126th year of the third era.” She took the ends of each ribbon between her fingers.

Kai watched with detached interest as her dark, slender fingers knotted the two ribbons together. She yanked on the ends, tightening the knot. Kai stared at it, feeling the disconnect in his mind.

He was not here.

This was not happening.

His hateful gaze betrayed him, flickering toward Levana’s face. It was the briefest of looks, but she somehow managed to catch it. She smiled, and icicles stabbed at his spine.

This was happening. This was his bride.

Levana’s lips twitched behind her veil. He could hear her voice, though she didn’t open her lips, accusing him of an endearing, bashful crush, chastising his youth and innocence at such a moment. He couldn’t tell if the voice was his own taunting imagination or something she was injecting into his thoughts.

And he would never know.

He was marrying a woman who would forever hold this power over him.

How different she was from Cinder. Selene. Her niece, though it didn’t seem possible the two had anything in common, especially their ancestry.

Thinking of Cinder brought back the painful memory of the cyborg finger on a bed of silk and Kai shuddered.

The officiant paused, but Kai was already reconf

Kết quả (Việt) 1:

Khi cô ấy đã được đóng đủ, Kai có thể tạo ra các gợi ý của khuôn mặt của mình thông qua các tấm màn che. Đôi môi của cô đã được sơn để phù hợp với trang phục và đôi mắt của cô bị đốt cháy với chiến thắng. Bà strode vào dais và tạm dừng ở bên cạnh của Kai. Các váy hem gộp lại dưới chân của cô."Bạn có thể được ngồi," cho disembodied giọng nói.Đám đông đi vào chỗ ngồi của mình. Tướng Kamin nâng portscreen của cô từ bàn thờ. "Phụ nữ và quý ông, Lunars và Earthens," cô bắt đầu, một micro ẩn mang giọng nói của cô trong đám đông. "Chúng tôi thu thập ngay hôm nay để chứng kiến một liên minh lịch sử của trái đất và Luna-một liên minh được hình thành bởi sự tin tưởng và tôn trọng lẫn nhau. Đây là một thời điểm quan trọng trong lịch sử mà mãi mãi sẽ tượng trưng cho mối quan hệ lâu dài của người dân của Luna và người dân của trái đất."Cô dừng lại để cho cô ấy từ chìm vào đám đông. Kai muốn gag.Chính phủ tập trung vào cô dâu và chú rể. "Chúng tôi đang ở đây để chứng kiến cuộc hôn nhân của hoàng đế Kaito khối thịnh vượng chung Đông và hoàng hậu Levana Blackburn của Luna."Kai gặp của Levana chiêm ngưỡng qua che của cô. Nụ cười của cô taunting đuổi tất cả các từ chối của mình đi.Than đã bị bắt hoặc chết. Đám cưới sẽ tiếp tục theo kế hoạch; Lễ đăng quang sẽ diễn ra trong hai ngày thời gian.Nó đã là chỉ cần anh ta, bây giờ. Dòng cuối cùng của quốc phòng giữa Levana và trái đất.Vì vậy, là đó.Ông thiết lập hàm của mình và trở về tập trung của ông officiant của họ. Ông đã đưa ra một gật nhỏ. Đám cưới bắt đầu.Forty-Seven“The groom will now take his ribbon and tie it three times around his bride’s left wrist, symbolizing the love, honor, and respect that will forever bind their matrimony,” said Prime Minister Kamin, unwinding a length of velvet ribbon from a spool. She picked up the polished silver scissors from the tray and snipped off the length of ribbon.Kai tried not to make a face as Kamin laid the ribbon across his palms. It was shimmering and ivory, the color of the full moon, as opposed to the silky blue ribbon already wrapped around his own wrist, the color of Earth.It felt like his consciousness was hovering above him, watching as his fingers wrapped the ribbon around Levana’s bone-thin wrist—once, twice, three times—finishing it off with a simple knot. There was no grace to it and the ribbon was probably too loose, a side effect of his unwillingness to brush her skin with his fingertips. When she had tied his, she had practically given him a wrist massage that had made him squirm on the inside.“I will now knot the two ribbons together,” said Prime Minister Kamin, in her measured, serene voice. She had not faltered once during the ceremony. “This is to symbolize the unity of the bride and groom and also of Luna and the Eastern Commonwealth, which represents the planet of Earth on this, the eighth day of November in the 126th year of the third era.” She took the ends of each ribbon between her fingers.Kai watched with detached interest as her dark, slender fingers knotted the two ribbons together. She yanked on the ends, tightening the knot. Kai stared at it, feeling the disconnect in his mind.He was not here.This was not happening.His hateful gaze betrayed him, flickering toward Levana’s face. It was the briefest of looks, but she somehow managed to catch it. She smiled, and icicles stabbed at his spine.This was happening. This was his bride.Levana’s lips twitched behind her veil. He could hear her voice, though she didn’t open her lips, accusing him of an endearing, bashful crush, chastising his youth and innocence at such a moment. He couldn’t tell if the voice was his own taunting imagination or something she was injecting into his thoughts.And he would never know.He was marrying a woman who would forever hold this power over him.How different she was from Cinder. Selene. Her niece, though it didn’t seem possible the two had anything in common, especially their ancestry.Thinking of Cinder brought back the painful memory of the cyborg finger on a bed of silk and Kai shuddered.The officiant paused, but Kai was already reconf