Wearing a wedding dress for the first time in her life, and it wasn't even for the person she loved—Lucy kept a blank face, letting others fuss around her.
Then in came Mr. Zion, strutting with his greasy beer belly. He grabbed Lucy's chin with his fat fingers.
"I fell for you the moment I saw you back then. Too bad Alexander got in the way. Otherwise, that night would've been mine."
Lucy raised an eyebrow, lips curling into a mocking smile. As if Alexander would ever let her marry someone like him.
No wonder Mr. Zion kept a low profile before the wedding—he was afraid she'd catch wind and figure it all out.
"What happened to Alexander?" she asked, voice flat.
"Well, no harm in telling you now. The Carter family saved him, but he was half-dead. Word is, he took a hit to
