Chapter Nine
Stacey had never seen a wedding reception quite like this before. Tents had been put up on the beach for the reception with room for dancing afterward. Some people lounged on the beach while others even swam. The moon was high up in the sky. The tents were covered in small fairy lights. It was a paradise.
Stacey was standing just outside one of the smaller tents. In front of her, people crowded the dance floor. Allison was in the middle of it. Jacob was spinning her around. Her dress was puffed out and swirling with her. The gems on it shimmered under the low lighting. She looked like a star that had crashed on the island.
A couple of times, Stacey had run into members of Tony’s family. They regarded her with a cool indifference. She wondered if he had told them about the b
