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

the certificates, and the paperwork required to finalize the union.

Slowly, deliberately, the old Pastor reached out with both hands. He gripped the thick cover of the book and flipped it over.

THUD.

The heavy sound of the book snapping shut echoed like a gavel strike in the silent ballroom.

Pastor Thomas rested his weathered hands on top of the closed continue reading …