Chapter 37: The Ball

~Emerald~

I looked at myself in the mirror for one last time. A smile formed on my lips when I found a different woman. A woman who grew up to be a fine lady after everything she went through. I can't imagine I would face the mirror again, wearing such a beautiful dress given by Gideon.

“You look so pretty, Emerald,” Cassandra praised at the back. A smile formed on my lips before I faced her.

My eyes turned in my son's direction. He was sleeping in his crib. I walked there and kissed his forehead. Jacob's handsome face could not be denied. He got his face to his father, James.

“Thank you for everything, Cass. I don't know what my life would look like if you are not with me,” I responded to my friend.

Cassandra smiled, taking my hands to hold it. “I should be the one to thank you. I wouldn't be here if you didn't save my life. You are the reason I was still alive after you saved me from the accusations that some wolves were throwing at me.”

I remembered the day when I first met Cassa