Chapter 26
“You may now kiss the bride.” The officiant declared, completely unaware of the undercurrent tension flowing through the room, and while Grace was preparing herself for an awkward encounter of their lips meeting, something even more humiliating happened.
Alessandro completely disregarded the official's words as if he hadn’t heard it at all and whirled around to his brother. “Marco, can I please speak to you outside for a second?” Marco nodded solemnly, and the two brothers left the room to talk outside and not once did he look at her amidst all of this, while Grace stood there completely mortified.
Francesa seemed just as antsy and awkward as her, standing there fidging with the ring on her finger, compelling Grace to look at her own. A giant Amethyst, her favorite stone, lin
