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 Sterling family using that… that bastard child as an anchor. And her first husband? Sergeant David Vance?”

Evelyn paused, letting the silence stretch for maximum theatrical effect. She looked directly at the third row, locking eyes with Chief of Police Brody, who was sitting rigidly in his tuxedo, looking profoundly uncomfortable.

“David Vance didn’t continue reading …