Chapter 4 - The Fall of the Groom
Before Connor’s knife could even come close to Gabriel's chest, Gabriel stepped aside with fluid, practiced speed. He grabbed Connor's wrist, twisting it sharply until the blade clattered onto the stone altar floor.
With a single powerful sweep, Gabriel slammed Connor down onto his knees on the carpeted altar steps, pinning his arm firmly behind his back.
"You are as foolish in violence as you are in business, Connor," Gabriel whispered coldly into his ear.
Sadie backed away, holding the train of her lace bridal dress as Gabriel's security team rushed up the altar steps, placing heavy iron restraints around Connor's wrists.
Connor thrashed against the restraints, looking up at Sadie with wild, bloodshot eyes. "Sadie, tell him to let me go! I love you! We were supposed to be married today!"
Sadie looked down at the man she had trusted for three years. Her tear-streaked face hardened into an expression of absolute disgust. "I don't even know who you are. Get him out of my sight."
The guards dragged Connor down the central aisle toward the heavy wooden doors of the church, his desperate cries fading into the afternoon wind outside.
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Gabriel turned back to Sadie, his dark, intense eyes studying her pale, brave face. "Are you alright, Miss Vance?"
👉 Read PART 5 to see what Gabriel offered Sadie after her wedding was destroyed!
