Chapter 27
Food and wine flowed freely as the afternoon sun lingered and our family and friends celebrated together. Tim, looking resplendent in his best man’s formal suit, regaled us with tales of all the times Bane had managed to outwit and outfight his superior officers during his training for the Army Reserves. Then Noah, as my best man, proceeded to ruin my already dubious reputation by breaking more than one secret pact and spilling all sorts of secrets about the tricks we used to play when we were growing up. At least most of the stories condemned him as much as they did me. After all, I’d missed my chance to do the same to him when I’d chickened out of coming to his and Tessa’s wedding. No matter how often he assured me that he understood my reasons, I would still never forgive my
