Minutes before saying ‘I do,’ I locked myself in the bathroom to calm my nerves. Then, the door opened and I heard a voice that shattered my world: it was Jerry, my fiancé, confessing the cruelest truth.

plans.

But Sofia had already made up her mind. She wasn’t going to pretend. She wasn’t going to let the charade continue. Not for one more minute.

When she reached the pulpit, she grabbed the microphone, and the soft murmur of conversations among the guests immediately ceased. Eyes turned toward her, some confused, some surprised, but all watching.

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