The mayor tried to ruin me at the altar—until the pastor spoke a single name that brought the entire ceremony to a halt

to destroy yourself in front of every single person who ever gave you a dime.”

I gestured to the heavy velvet marriage registry book still resting under Pastor Thomas’s hands on the mahogany table.

“I knew if I gave your investigator just enough rope, you would hang yourself,” I said, my voice dropping to a whisper that only she and Julian could hear.continue reading …