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

replaced by the lethal, calculating instincts of a politician fighting for her survival. She turned her back on Pastor Thomas and faced the three hundred frozen guests, throwing her arms wide in a gesture of outraged victimization.

“Look at her!” Evelyn commanded the room, her voice booming off the crystal chandeliers. “Look at this performance! I am continue reading …