Chapter 51

Scarlett’s POV

As I gaze upon the finished tree, I realize that it’s been a year since I embarked on this adventure because that’s what it’s been, an adventure that I’ve experienced from start to finish. And then, I also realize that the people beside me are the best friends anyone could ever find in this life.

Right now, I’m teetering between happiness and pain because I like William, I care about him, and he’s about to get married. I think it’s something everyone knows, that at some point, I’ll have to let him go and let him marry Merida. She’s not the person he loves; she’s not the girl who makes his heart race, but she’s the girl who will be his wife. And I have to accept it.

Locking eyes with William as he lit up the Christmas tree was unavoidable. The guys were by my side as the person I like rushed to make the lights shine. Everything is beautiful—the way the light can captivate me left me awestruck. I need to remember everything that has happened th