minister's words. The scent of Nicole's perfume was a ghost in my memory, a faint wisp of unease I had tried

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blooming on her cheek. She was sobbing, a mess of disheve

t of the altar, pointing

them! Thugs... they dragged me into an alley... they said it was

was happening. Exactl

mering against my ribs. "Matthew,

e was a mask of cold fury, his eyes filled not with lo

is voice ringing through the silent church, each word a hamm

bing his arm. "This is a lie. Ste

ng your sick sister? Jocelyn, you're mentally unstable. You nee

s off. I will be taking Jocelyn to a private fac

forward. I looked at him, my last ho

in their depths. Then he turned to the guests, his voice firm and clear. "As of this moment, J

ont of everyone I knew. Guards hired for the wedding started moving toward m

to

e chaos. She pushed her way t

but loud. "I did it. I hired those men to get

stared at her in

vanished, replaced by a look of triumphant vindicat

ith false sincerity. "I knew my Jocelyn was i

at Stella. "Arrest

eyes met mine. She didn't look scared. She looked determin

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