Ellie-Two hours before Riley’s acceptance
Josephine and I have been hauling flowers to the ballroom. I wanted a sneak peek at what it looked like and to step inside for what will be my only occasion to do so. It was amazing. And the smell of all the flowers was fantastic. Josephine looks around with as much awe as I feel. “It’s so elegant Ellie. I don’t feel like I should be here. An uneducated orphaned rogue….”
“Stop right there. I understand that feeling. But your mate wants you by his side. You are lovely and intelligent Josephine. Not everyone needs to be extremely formally educated to entice people to listen to them. Nor does that equal common sense. You possess a gentle kindness and it takes guts and strength to live as a rogue over being a victim member of a pack. Have you seen h
