Marrying far from home is like placing a huge wager. I traveled thousands of miles for you, crossing mountains and rivers and plunging into a vast sea of strangers. I severed every tie to my past with my own hands and cast away all the warmth of yesterday, just to embrace a life of joys and sorrows that would be entirely my own. Here on this unknown shore, I will build our world with you. Even if the road ahead is thorny, I am willing to walk beside you and face every storm and every ray of sunshine. I believe that with you by my side, even the longest years can be warm, and every sacrifice will be worth it.
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual persons or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.
