"I should really thank you for landing such a wonderful man. Otherwise, I wouldn't have known where to find a good father for my baby."
"Don't worry. He and I are going to be very happy together."
Her face twisted into something grotesque as she turned to the convicts.
"When you're done with her, strip her naked and dump her on the road. I want everyone to know the bride couldn't keep her legs closed on her wedding night. That she slept around like a whore!"
"No!!"
I screamed as several pairs of hands pinned me to the ground. The fabric of my clothes tore under their grip.
Denise locked the door behind her with a satisfied smile, then slipped back to the banquet.
She was about to sidle up to Ezra and act like nothing had happened.
Then came the explosion.
A ball of fire erupted from the bridal suite in the distance.
Everyone shot to their feet.
"Oh God! The bridal suite is on fire! The bride is still in there! Someone go help her!"
Ezra felt his eyelid twitch, once, twice, three times.
Panic clawed through his chest.
He staggered up and bolted toward the bridal suite, knocking a table over in his wake.
"Shelagh! Shelagh is still in there!"
Staring at the sudden blaze,