he San Francisco air, cool and smelling of t

by her grandmother' s needs, the rhythm of medicine, t

randmother

e, a stark contrast to the s

er wedding to Ethan Sterli

eryone expected, the one planned before h

s. Thompson, approved. Etha

se, the city sounds

g, its lobby gleaming with

fice was on the tenth flo

r, greeted her with a br

in person! We' ve spoken so much

Yes, it' s goo

mples of lace, thick invitation cards,

Albright continued, guiding Ava to a plush sof

Ethan, involved in d

ments to discuss, and the seating

large screen displaying i

Albright a picture of a specific ce

s wallpaper, a smiling shot from

t glanced a

smile wavered,

a lovely pho

ed from the phone back to Ava,

g, yes. Such a

a perfectly manicure

you know. To Ava Thompson.

a sudden coldnes

emor in her voice she hoped Ms. Albright d

one of polite confusion, mixed with

e months ago. A beautiful ceremony at the

voice was soft,

her. The room

Ava repeated, her vo

son, the Senator' s daughter. It was in

looked genuin

ative, perhaps? Us

mposter. Someone had ta

wedd

caught in

the plans – they were for a we

meone

retending