"Emery and I have decided to reconsider the engagement."
The room erupted, three pairs of eyes widened, surprises etched on faces which were supposed to remain docile and elegant.
"Reconsider how ---"
"Zoe what does reconsider mean, are you—"
"But the wedding is in two weeks, everything is already settled."
“I knew it was wedding jitters when you would not borrow me the dress from Muort.”
Chloe paused, tilted her head, “It is wedding jitters, right?”
"Can you all ----" Zoe trailed off, quietly and firmly.
"Please, one question at a time."
They stopped, their facial expressions saying everything their mouths wanted to but couldn’t.
Zoe looked at her mother, a hint of bittersweetness filled her throat. Her mother had been the one completely in support of her marriage to Emery and i
