Freed (Fifty Shades as Told by Christian, #3)

by E.L. James

The darkness is absent, driven out by my dream catcher…my fiancée. My love. My light.

It will only ever be Ana. The sun, the moon, the stars—they rise and set with her.

She laughs, opening her arms, and I step into her embrace and hold her close. I nuzzle her hair, inhaling her intoxicating fragrance. Home. Is. Ana. She is my life.

today, I make Ana mine. Today, at 12 p.m.

“I, Christian Trevelyan-Grey, do take thee, Anastasia Rose Steele, to be my lawfully wedded wife. I solemnly vow that I will safeguard, and hold dear and deep in my heart, our union and you. I promise to love you faithfully, forsaking all others, through the good times and the bad, in sickness and in health, regardless of where life takes us. I will protect you, trust you, and respect you.”

“I will share your joys and sorrows, and comfort you in times of need. I promise to cherish you and uphold your hopes and dreams and keep you safe at my side. All that is mine is now yours. I give you my hand, my heart, and my love, from this moment on, for as long as we both shall live.”

“I, Anastasia Rose Steele, do take thee, Christian Trevelyan-Grey, to be my lawfully wedded husband. I give you my solemn vow to be your faithful partner, in sickness and in health, to stand by your side in good times and in bad, to share your joy as well as your sorrow.” She gazes up at me and continues her vows without reading, and I stop breathing. “I promise to love you unconditionally, to support you in your goals and dreams, to honor and respect you, to laugh with you and cry with you, to share my hopes and dreams with you, and bring you solace in times of need. And to cherish you for as long as we both shall live.”

A ring is a constant circle. It is unbroken and everlasting, a symbol of perpetual unity.

Anastasia You Are My More My Love, My Life Christian

Ana. You goddess. My love. My life. My wife.

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; The courage to change the things I can; And the wisdom to know the difference.