As Ryver left the reception area to change into traveling clothes, Cannon made a beeline for the guest he saw arrive a short time ago. The woman had snuck in unbeknownst to his bride.
Cannon kept his voice calm. “General, I wondered if you would make an appearance at your daughter’s wedding.”
Anderson, dressed in a navy-blue power suit, raised a brow at him.
“Of course,” she replied, “I’ve yet to miss any of my daughter’s big life events.”
That surprised him. He’d thought that this career-driven officer had no emotional attachments to the family she rejected so long ago.
“Don’t look so shocked, Cannon. I know you would rather see me dead than as your mother-in-law.”
His knees nearly gave way with that knowledge suddenly thrust upon him. Nydia let out a loud laugh he’d never heard fro
