Once Upon a Broken Heart

The day of the wedding, Evangeline remembers the simple affair she’d planned for marrying Luc. In contrast to the lavish event set for this day, that ceremony was small, private, and full of love. As Evangeline gazes down at all the gathered guests waiting for the wedding to begin, sorrow overtakes her because “there would be no happily ever afters following this wedding” (218). She regrets letting Apollo stay the night before because it wasn’t fair to him or what they could have been without Jacks’s curse.

Noticing Evangeline’s distress, Marisol comforts her, assuring Evangeline that all will be fine as long as she loves Apollo with everything she is. Evangeline can almost believe everything will be all right. She tries to have the most magical day of her life, but memories of the day keep slipping away. When the priest finally pronounces her and Apollo wed, Evangeline can’t help but notice the fire in Apollo’s eyes. She hopes that “Apollo’s spark still remained after Jacks broke his spell” (222).

After the wedding, Evangeline keeps waiting for Apollo to fall out of love with her, but he doesn’t. The party moves to a castle built of ice built specifically for the wedding.