Kierra Vonne, aka Areka, and Jamar Qellan became man and wife the next day on the beautiful planet of Praadar. They had been unwilling to take the chance that Bara or the authorities would find Kierra missing and figure out she was with her Jaquill lover.Jamars ear-to-ear smile demonstrated he was the proudest man alive. The music was performed on no instrument the gray-haired minister, who was the sole witness, could see. Kierra held a bouquet of fresh white roses in her trembling hands, and her gown was made of white satin, trimmed with a multitude of glittering diamonds. Her skin was still black.
