Beyond the Firmament: Beneath Yun Yun's Wedding Dress Lies My Divorce Letter

On the day Yun Yun put on her wedding dress, the entire Jiama Empire laughed. Only I knew about the divorce letter tucked beneath her wedding robes: I had written it myself three years ago, and the ashes left by the Fallen Heart Flame still clung to its signature.

01 ✦ Beneath the Wedding Robes

The red candles had burned halfway down when I helped Yun Yun put on the last layer of her wedding robes. My hand trembled. I had touched the divorce letter. It was tucked into a pocket in the lining, a thin sheet of paper that could burn my fingertips through three layers of silk. Yun Yun had her back to me, her profile reflected in the bronze mirror. The wavering candlelight flushed her cheeks, and the shadows of her eyelashes trembled softly beneath her eyes.