windows of the Holy Trinity Church, casting vibrant
ire congregation rose to their fee
her face, hiding the absolute zero temperature of her eyes. She wa
ring a blush-pink silk dress. She had a tissue pressed to the corner of he
r stomach chur
his tailored black tuxedo. As Brooke approached, he offered he
tar. He took Brooke's hand
mured, playing his part for the
he physical contact sent a violent shudder of revulsion up Brooke's arm
d to face
oken only by the solemn, echoing voice of
e golden cross on the wall. She wa
, take Brooke Rivers to be your lawfully wedded wife,
jected his voice so the entire
d
approval rippled
t turned
take Gaven Cunningham to be
ence st
wo seconds. T
y. Guests began to shift uncomfortably in
d in slightly, his voice a harsh whisper
d. She looked at him through
h curled upward into a
reach out to stop her, she lunged sideways, snatching the microphone from the secondary stand that had beer voice rang out, crystal
don
choed off the v
ock tore through the crowd. Whi
ct mask shattered. He reached out to grab he
apped his
ering her mouth with both hands, though her
from his seat. His face was purple with
voice booming over the crowd.
She turned to face her
uted into the microphone. "You're selling me to a man
-fire clicking of camera shutters sounded like a swarm of lo
s slits. The family reputation was b
sed his right hand and sw
rrified silence of the church. Through the microphone she still clutched, her sharp intake of b
ad to the side. Her veil was ripped from
heek. She tasted fresh blood pooling in her mouth
cry. She
her. She ran her tongue over her bleeding lip
ands up in a placating gesture. "Pre
lare so lethal he act
g to a chillingly calm register, "just seve
heavy tulle skirt. Her fingers closed
h in the air, the small device ca
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