Chapter 113

Derrick had tried to keep a brave face, but as he had knelt on the ground and asked Amira to be his wife, he had felt a wave of emotion wash over him. The fear and uncertainty of the past few months had caught up to him, and he had felt the weight of it all. But as Amira had said yes, he had felt a wave of relief wash over him. He had felt as if a great weight had been lifted off his shoulders, and he had allowed himself to feel the joy and happiness that he had been denying himself for so long.

Amira was overjoyed, and she felt like she was walking on air. She had never thought that this moment would come, and yet it had. She had never imagined herself as a bride, but in that moment, she could not imagine herself as anything else. She had always been so focused on her community, on her work, on making the world a better place. But now, she realized that there was room for love and happiness in her life too. And she felt blessed, more than she could ever have imagined.

Amira had been