I felt my heart slam so hard I thought I might pass out.
Delphine caught my eye, gave me the tiniest smirk, and said loud enough for the front rows to hear, “Oh Quill, darling, I hope you don’t mind. We just thought white looked so fresh today.”
Her sisters tittered. The girls did little turns like they were on a runway.
Tier’s face went dark red. He started marching toward them, ready to throw every last one of them out before the ceremony even started.
I grabbed his arm. “No,” I said quietly. “Let me.”
He looked at me, eyes blazing. “She’s my mother. You shouldn’t have to deal with this.”
“I know. But I’m done letting her think she can walk all over me.”
He searched my face, then nodded and stepped back.
I walked straight to the microphone. The DJ killed the music. Dead silence filled the church.
“Hi everyone,” I said, smiling like nothing was wrong. “Before we start, I just want to say a quick thank-you to some very special guests.”
I gestured toward the six white dresses. Delphine lifted her chin, positively glowing.
“Please give a big round of applause for my mother-in-law Delphine, her sisters Oona and Zelda, and their beautiful daughters Afton, Sloane, and Briar. Thank you all for coming.”
Polite clapping. They beamed.
For Complete Cooking STEPS Please Head On Over To Next Page Or Open button (>) and don’t forget to SHARE with your Facebook friends.“You all look incredible,” I went on, voice warm. “Seriously, stunning. I’m touched you put so much thought into your outfits for our day.”
Delphine’s smile got wider.
“And I especially love that you chose white,” I said, letting the words hang. “It’s bold. It really takes confidence to ignore the one wedding rule literally everyone knows.”
A ripple of gasps and murmurs rolled through the room.
“But don’t worry,” I added quickly, sweet as honey, “I’m not upset. And I’ll tell you why.”
I glanced at Tier. He was grinning like he’d never smiled before in his life.
“Because even if six hundred more women walked in here right now wearing the fanciest, most expensive wedding dresses money could buy… every single person in this church would still know exactly who the bride is.”
The place exploded. Cheers, whistles, laughter, applause so loud the walls shook.
Delphine’s face went from triumph to fury to humiliation in about three seconds flat. Her posse looked like they wanted the floor to swallow them.
