I was scarred saving my sister from a fire—years later, she hid me at her wedding, until the groom’s mother said five words that silenced everyone.

doors. She had removed her veil. For the first time all day, she looked twenty-two instead of like the centerpiece of an event. Daniel was not beside her.

She stopped when she saw me.

“Are you happy now?”

Linda whispered, “Emily.”

I held up one hand.

“No. Let her ask.”

Emily’s chin trembled.

“You always get to be the good one. The brave one. The one everyone continue reading …