The real work indeed. They would do more for this country than anyone had done in several lifetimes. Preparations for the wedding consumed the next few weeks and on the day itself, Genya had made sure that Alina looked the most gorgeous she ever had.
Alina saw it in Nikolai's face as she glided down the aisle on the arm of General Kirigan, though if anyone saw how Aleksander looked at her, they were too tactful to say as much.
And then they were married, celebrating the rest of the night until tumbling into bed together. They would heal their country.
((And I think a good place to stop that one for now. I'll think of my next one.))