Chapter 3 - The Maid of Honor's Guilt
Mia stepped back toward the stained-glass shadow, tears brimming in her eyes as she looked at her best friend. "Sadie... I'm so sorry. I didn't know he was going to ruin your life!"
"You brought the ring to the jeweler three days ago, Mia!" Sadie shouted, her firm, angry voice echoing through the church nave. "You told me the stone needed polishing before the ceremony!"
Mia covered her mouth, sobbing softly. "Connor told me he owed bad people money! He said if I didn't help him swap the setting to hide the drive, those people would hurt him—and hurt you too! I was just trying to protect everyone!"
Gabriel slipped the tiny microchip into his jacket pocket and looked down at Connor with cold contempt. "You brought a innocent woman and her best friend into a blood feud, Connor. That is a debt you cannot pay with money."
Connor’s eyes flashed with desperate fury. Realizing his plan was completely ruined, he reached into his tuxedo jacket, pulling out a small silver pocket knife and lunging toward Gabriel in a blind frenzy.
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"If I'm going down, I'm taking you with me, Rossi!" Connor screamed.
👉 Read PART 4 to see how Gabriel disarmed Connor and protected Sadie at the altar!
