Niko POV
I rest my hand on top of the ivory coffin that was decorated with the most beautiful flowers and swallow my pain. Ezra grips my shoulder tightly from the other side of the coffin and I glance up and meet his supportive expression. I nod once and Ezra, Fredrik, Logan and I lift my mother’s coffin onto one shoulder each and wait for the signal to walk down the aisle.
The soft melody starts to play and immediately I feel all my emotions churning inside me, trying to find an outlet. Taking a deep breath in, I close my eyes as Madeline’s voice echoes out into the balmy spring air.
“I know it hurts, it’s hard to breathe sometimes,” her voice is angelic as it glides through the silence of the crowd.
I keep my eyes closed as I listen to the lyrics of the first verse that meant so m
