SShe sent me a bill for $2,500, itemized as a “Coordination Fee” and a “Contingency Hold”—right after we, the bridesmaids, collectively covered her $20,000 open bar tab when her fiancé’s credit card was declined the night before the ceremony. She wasn’t even pretending to be grateful—she acted like she’d done us a favor by organizing our “gift.”
This came after months of mandatory “Aesthetic Committee” meetings, ludicrously specific attire requirements, and a “creative retreat” bachelorette weekend that was just a forced-labor camp for assembling her wedding decor. She turned every suggestion into an insult, shamed anyone who couldn’t meet her financial demands, and called it all “building my dream team.”
She thought our loyalty was a blank check. She thought we’d keep paying and smiling, no matter the cost.
But we were past the point of being done—we had a plan. And when it unfolded, it didn’t just stop the ceremony. It ensured the whole world knew exactly what kind of person she was.
The Proposition, Veiled in Velvet
The FaceTime call came in with the tell-tale chime, Isabella’s perfectly curated profile picture smiling out from my screen. ‘CHLOE! URGENT! Answer NOW! 🍾🥂💍’ The emoji train was classic Bella – manufactured urgency wrapped in celebratory sparkle.
I set down the fabric swatch I was considering for the Millers’ living room redesign – my actual career, the one that kept the lights on – and accepted the call. My husband, Ben, looked over from his own desk in our shared home office, a question in his eyes. I mouthed “Bella,” and he gave a slight, understanding sigh before focusing back on his keyboard.
“CHLOE!” Isabella’s voice was a practiced shriek, perfectly pitched to convey maximum excitement without being truly deafening. “He did it! Julian actually proposed! We’re engaged!”
Her face filled the screen, expertly angled to catch the light. In the background, I could see the unmistakable skyline of a five-star hotel suite. She held up her left hand, wiggling her fingers. A diamond the size of a small ice cube flashed, almost blindingly.
Isabella had been on what she called “The Path to the Altar” with Julian for three years. “Bella, that’s incredible, congratulations!” I injected as much warmth as I could muster, mirroring her energy. “It’s stunning! How did it happen?”
She launched into a dramatic, polished retelling that involved a private helicopter ride over the city, this ridiculously opulent hotel suite filled with roses, and a hidden photographer to capture her “surprised but graceful” reaction. It sounded less like a proposal and more like a high-budget brand campaign. It sounded very, very Bella.
“It was simply flawless,” she sighed, a flicker of performative humility in her eyes. “Completely flawless.” Then, her tone shifted, becoming sharp and focused. “Which brings me to the wedding. It’s going to be an event, Chloe. A true experience. And that,” her voice dropped to a conspiratorial whisper, “is where my number one girl comes in.”
A familiar knot tightened in my stomach. I’d known and loved Bella since we were kids, navigating scraped knees and high school heartbreaks. But adulthood had revealed a transactional side to her, a charming ruthlessness that emerged whenever she wanted something.
“Alright,” I said cautiously, propping my phone against a stack of design books. My professional instincts were already kicking in. “I’m listening.”
“First, the most important part,” she said, her voice bright and commanding. “I need my inner circle, my absolute rocks, by my side. And Chloe, you are the most talented, organized, chic person I know. Will you be my Maid of Honor?”
Despite myself, a wave of warmth washed over me, pushing back the apprehension. Maid of Honor. It was a testament to our long history, a sign that she still valued our friendship above all others. “Bella, of course. I’d be honored,” I said, and for a moment, I truly was.
“AMAZING!” The shriek returned. “Okay, so, MOH stuff is obvious. But more importantly…” A tiny, calculated pause. Here we go. “Since you literally create beautiful spaces for a living, I thought… well, who better to be the Creative Director for my wedding?”
“Creative Director? What does that entail?” I asked, keeping my tone carefully neutral. I’d helped friends with mood boards before, but “director” sounded like a full-time, unpaid job.
“Oh, you know… just crafting the entire aesthetic? The whole visual story? From the lighting design to the floral installations to the table linens. You have such an incredible eye. It would be your wedding gift to me! The ultimate gift, really. Your talent!” She beamed, the flattery a silken glove over an iron fist.
The knot in my stomach was back, harder this time. Maid of Honor was a role of friendship. Creative Director was a professional service I billed at hundreds of dollars an hour. She was asking for months of my professional labor, for free, and framing it as a privilege. It wasn’t just about being a supportive friend; it was about providing free consulting for what was sure to be an extravagant production.
“Bella, my business is…” I began, trying to find a polite way to draw a boundary.
“I know you’re swamped, darling!” she interrupted, effortlessly deflecting. “But this won’t feel like work! Imagine it! Us, collaborating on the most beautiful wedding anyone has ever seen! It’ll be our masterpiece!”
Our masterpiece. Right. Her name would be on the invitation; my uncredited work would be the backdrop.
“We’ll hash out the details later,” she said quickly, sensing my hesitation. “For now, just say you’ll do it! For our friendship?”
The manipulation was subtle but potent. It wasn’t a business proposition; it was a test of our friendship. To refuse would be to say I didn’t care enough. Against every rational thought, against the screaming alarms in my head, I heard the words tumble out of my mouth. “Okay, Bella. Okay. I’ll do it.”
The triumphant squeal was piercing. “You are the absolute best, Chloe! THE BEST! Okay, I have to go call Maya and Nina! I’m starting a Bridesmaid Aesthetic Committee group chat tonight! Talk soon!” The call ended.
I stared at the black screen of my phone. Ben was looking at me, his expression knowing.
“Maid of Honor?” he guessed.
I nodded. “And pro-bono Creative Director, apparently.”
He winced sympathetically. “Isabella.” It was a statement, not a question.
“Isabella,” I confirmed with a sigh. The sparkle of the engagement announcement had already started to feel like the glint of a finely sharpened blade. This wedding wasn’t just going to be a celebration. It was going to be a project. And I had a sinking feeling I was going to be the one paying the price.
The Aesthetic Committee Mandate
The first official meeting of the “Wedding Aesthetic Committee”—as Bella had grandly christened the bridesmaid group—took place at a starkly minimalist art gallery she’d rented out for the evening. Not for an event, just for our meeting. Champagne was served, but no one felt relaxed. Bella stood before a large white-board, holding a sleek silver pointer like a general addressing her troops. The other bridesmaids, Maya, Nina, and Grace, looked equally intimidated.
“Alright, ladies,” Bella began, her voice echoing slightly in the cavernous space. “Welcome. As my committee, your role is to support and execute my vision.” She clicked a button on a remote, and a projector flashed an image onto the whiteboard. It was a chaotic collage of Tuscan landscapes, Art Deco architecture, and moody, dark floral arrangements. “The theme is ‘Sunset Over Florence, 1928.’ It’s about rustic elegance meeting decadent glamour. Think… burnt orange, deep teal, brushed gold, and black.”
She turned to us, her eyes gleaming. “Which brings me to your attire.” She clicked again. The new image showed four runway models in severe, architectural gowns. Each dress was a different, difficult-to-wear shade: rust, mustard, olive, and a murky teal. They were striking, but deeply unflattering for most human skin tones.
“Aren’t they perfection?” Bella said, more of a declaration than a question.
Nina, always the diplomat and a high-powered marketing exec, cleared her throat. “They’re very high-fashion, Bella. Where did you find them?”
“A designer I discovered in Copenhagen,” Bella said with a flick of her wrist. “She’s agreed to custom-make them for us. She’ll dye the silks to the exact Pantone shades I’ve selected.”
My blood ran cold. Custom. Copenhagen. Custom-dyed silk. “Bella,” I said, trying to sound more practical than panicked. “Have you discussed pricing for these?”
“She’s finalizing the numbers,” Bella said dismissively. “But you can’t put a price on perfection, can you? This is the core of the aesthetic. It sets the entire tone.” She fixed her gaze on Maya, a freelance graphic designer with a mountain of student debt. “Imagine the photos, Maya. We’ll look like a walking work of art.”
Maya swallowed, looking uneasy. “They just… they look like they might be out of my budget, Bella.”
Bella’s smile tightened almost imperceptibly. “Okay, let’s be transparent,” she said, her voice taking on a tone of magnanimous patience, as if explaining a simple concept to a child. “I’m anticipating they’ll be somewhere in the two-thousand-dollar range. Each.”
Two thousand dollars. For a dress I would wear for eight hours. I saw Maya’s posture slump slightly. Nina’s professionally neutral expression became a little too neutral. Grace, a soft-spoken veterinarian, simply stared at the image, her eyes wide. Even for me, with a successful business, it was an outrageous sum for a bridesmaid dress. This didn’t even account for the other “contributions” she had hinted at.
“Bella,” Nina said, her voice even. “That is a significant financial commitment. For most weddings, the bridesmaids’ dresses are a fraction of that cost.”
A theatrical pout formed on Bella’s lips. “But this isn’t ‘most weddings.’ This is my wedding. It’s a curated experience. Those cheap, off-the-rack satin dresses everyone else uses are just… tacky. You’re my best friends. Don’t you want to be part of something truly beautiful and unique?”
The classic Bella maneuver: frame an objection to an insane expense as a personal failing, a lack of appreciation for her “vision.” Our role was not to be her friends, but to be accessories to her aesthetic, and we were expected to pay dearly for the privilege.
“Of course we do,” I interjected, trying to find a middle ground. “The concept is stunning. Perhaps we could use her design as inspiration and find a dressmaker here in the city who could create something similar? It would give us more control over the cost.” I was already thinking of two designers I knew who could do it for a quarter of the price.
Bella’s expression turned to ice. “’Inspired by’? Chloe, no. That’s a word for people who can’t afford the real thing. I don’t want a knockoff. I want couture. It’s about authenticity. It’s about the integrity of the vision.” She took a delicate sip of her champagne. “Look, two thousand dollars is an investment. An investment in my happiness and in timeless photographs. I’m sure you can all make it work if you prioritize.”
Prioritize. The word hung in the air, a stunningly arrogant dismissal of our actual financial realities. She wasn’t offering to help, wasn’t willing to compromise. The message was clear: find the money, or you are failing in your role.
Grace looked like she was about to cry. Nina’s jaw was set like granite. Maya was tracing patterns on her phone case, avoiding everyone’s eyes.
Bella sighed, as if burdened by our inability to grasp the bigger picture. “Fine. Let’s not get bogged down in negativity. I’ll confirm the final price soon.” She clapped her hands, a sharp, dismissive sound. “Now, let’s move on to the decor budget. I’ve allocated a portion of it for the committee to contribute to, as part of your collective gift to us.”
The meeting continued, a relentless onslaught of exorbitant plans for imported linens, custom-built installations, and rare, out-of-season flowers. But the shadow of the two-thousand-dollar dresses lingered, a stark reminder that we weren’t just guests at this wedding. We were the financial backers of a fantasy, and our own feelings were entirely irrelevant.
The Bachelorette Breakdown
The group chat for the “Aesthetic Committee” became a constant source of anxiety. It was less a conversation and more a stream of directives from Bella. Demands for research on obscure Belgian candlemakers, links to $400 gold-plated shoes that were “non-negotiable,” and passive-aggressive reminders about contributing to the “Decor Fund.”
Then came the bachelorette party announcement. Bella framed it not as a party, but as a mandatory “Creative Retreat.”
The email arrived with the subject line: “Get Inspired! The Bachelorette Creative Retreat – Upstate!”
Attached was a link to a stunning, absurdly expensive minimalist cabin in the woods, rented for a long weekend. The itinerary was packed not with spa treatments or nights out, but with a grueling schedule of wedding-related tasks.
- Friday: Arrival & “Favor Assembly Workshop”
- Saturday: “Hand-Lettering & Signage Masterclass” (taught by a YouTube tutorial) followed by “Invitation
- Suite Stuffing Gala”
- Sunday: “Final Project Push & Vision Board Alignment”
And the cost? The rental alone, split four ways, was $1,200 per person. Plus groceries, supplies for the projects, and a mandatory “wine-tasting experience” at a nearby vineyard that cost another $300 each.
The private chat Grace had created—named “Bridesmaid Rescue Mission”—lit up instantly.
Maya: A creative retreat?! She wants us to PAY to be in a wedding-themed sweatshop for three days?!Nina: “Invitation Suite Stuffing Gala.” She actually typed that. This is unreal. Grace: I can’t take a long weekend off from the clinic, and I definitely can’t afford this on top of the dress. I feel sick.
The most egregious part was the blatant exploitation of Maya. Bella had tasked her with designing the entire invitation suite as part of her bridesmaid “duties.” Maya, trying to be a good friend, had poured weeks of her professional time into creating a beautiful, custom Art Deco-inspired design.
The retreat was the breaking point. Grace had to bow out, citing a non-existent work emergency. Nina and I decided to confront Bella together, trying to advocate for Maya and for a saner plan.
We found her at a coffee shop, where she was “supervising” a tasting of artisanal coffee beans for the reception.
“Bella, we need to talk about this retreat,” Nina started, her voice calm and corporate. “The cost is prohibitive for some, and framing it as a work weekend feels… unfair. Especially to Maya, who has already designed your entire invitation suite for free.”
Bella took a slow sip of her macchiato, her eyes cool. “I don’t see it as work. I see it as a bonding experience. We’re creating something beautiful together. It’s an honor, really.”
“She’s a graphic designer, Bella,” I said, trying to keep the anger out of my voice. “What you’re asking for is thousands of dollars worth of professional services. And now you’re making her pay to come assemble the things she designed.”
Bella set her cup down with a soft click. “Maya was happy to do it. She loves to contribute her talents. It’s what friends do.” Then, she dropped the bomb. “Besides, I’ve already handled the printing. The stationer was so impressed with the ‘concept’ that he gave me a massive discount.”
Later that day, a distraught Maya called me. “She told the printer she designed it herself,” Maya whispered, her voice thick with tears. “She called my work a ‘concept’ she came up with. The printer was asking if she did freelance work. She took credit for my entire portfolio piece, Chloe. Just to save a few hundred dollars.”
The cruelty of it was breathtaking. It wasn’t just about the money anymore. It was about a complete lack of respect. Bella hadn’t just demanded free labor; she had stolen Maya’s work, her intellectual property, and passed it off as her own without a flicker of shame. She had stripped her friend of her professional credit for a discount.
The “creative retreat” happened, but the energy was toxic. Grace wasn’t there. Maya was quiet and withdrawn, going through the motions with a look of deep hurt in her eyes. Nina and I tried to run interference, but Bella was in her element, directing us like minions, oblivious to the resentment simmering just beneath the surface. We spent hours gluing tiny, ridiculous gold tassels onto 200 menu cards, the silence in the beautiful, expensive cabin thick with unspoken anger. The bachelorette wasn’t a celebration of friendship; it was its funeral.
Lighting the Fuse
The blatant theft of Maya’s designs created a permanent rift. The “Bridesmaid Rescue Mission” chat became a place of dark humor and shared outrage. We were no longer just complaining; we were documenting. Every unreasonable demand, every passive-aggressive text, every instance of Bella’s breathtaking entitlement.
Ben saw the toll it was taking on me. I was constantly on my phone, not for work, but to manage Bella’s latest “vision emergency.” I was distracted and irritable, snapping at Ben when he asked what was wrong, snapping at my son, Sam, for being a normal, noisy kid. My own design projects, the ones that paid our mortgage, were suffering from my divided attention.
“This is consuming you, Chloe,” Ben said one night, after I’d spent an hour on the phone with Bella arguing about the specific wattage of Edison bulbs.
“It’s the final stretch,” I said, rubbing my temples. “It’ll be over soon.”
“Will it?” he asked gently. “Or will she just find new ways to take advantage of you after the wedding? This isn’t just bridezilla behavior. This is who she is.”
He was right. This wasn’t a temporary state of stress for Bella; it was an amplification of her core character. The wedding had simply provided her with the perfect excuse to let her narcissistic flag fly.
The next vendor meltdown confirmed it. I had, against my better judgment, agreed to sit in on the final lighting consultation. Bella had hired a highly respected technical event company. The head technician, a patient man named David, listened quietly as Bella described her vision.
“I want the reception tent to feel like you’re dining under the stars,” she explained. “But not fake-looking stars. I want a full, suspended grid of thousands of tiny, twinkling lights. And I want them to subtly pulse in time with the music. Like a galaxy.”
David nodded slowly. “That’s a beautiful concept. It’s also a concert-level lighting rig, ma’am. To do that safely in a tent structure, we’d need to bring in external trussing, a separate generator, and have two technicians on-site for the entire event. Structurally and financially, it’s a massive undertaking.”
“I don’t care about the logistics. That’s your job,” Bella said coolly. “Make it happen.”
David pulled out his tablet. “For a rig of that complexity, you’re looking at a lighting budget of around thirty thousand dollars. Your current contracted budget is five.”
Bella laughed, a short, sharp sound devoid of humor. “That’s ridiculous. You’re trying to rip me off.”
“Ma’am, I assure you, I’m not,” David said, his patience clearly wearing thin. “This is a matter of equipment, labor, and liability. It’s simply what it costs.”
“No,” Bella said, leaning forward, her voice dropping. “I think you’re not taking me seriously because I’m a woman. You’re mansplaining my vision to me and trying to price-gouge me. I have a very popular lifestyle blog, David. A negative review from me could do a lot of damage to your business.”
I froze. She was threatening him. Using blackmail to try and get her way. David stared at her, his expression a mixture of shock and disgust. He was a professional, a small business owner, and she was treating him like dirt, threatening his livelihood over some twinkling lights.
“Bella, that’s completely out of line,” I hissed, mortified.
She ignored me, her eyes locked on David. “So, are we going to find a more ‘reasonable’ price, or do I need to start drafting a blog post about your company’s predatory practices?”
David slowly packed up his tablet. “Our contract is fulfilled. We will provide the five-thousand-dollar lighting package as agreed. The conversation about the ‘galaxy’ is over.” He stood up. “And for the record, threatening my business is the most unprofessional thing I’ve experienced in twenty years. We’re done here.”
He walked out, leaving a stunned silence in his wake. Bella just scoffed, turning to me. “Can you believe the nerve of some people? So unprofessional. Find me another lighting company, Chloe. Someone who actually wants my business.”
I just stared at her. The last vestiges of my affection, of our shared history, crumbled into dust. She wasn’t just entitled or demanding. She was a bully, cruel and calculated. She was willing to harm innocent people to get what she wanted. The fuse wasn’t just lit; it was burning down fast, and the explosion was going to be spectacular.
The Final Shakedown
The night before the wedding was chaos. The venue, a sprawling vineyard estate, was beautiful, but the atmosphere was electric with tension. Bella had been in a foul mood all day, snapping at staff and complaining that the shade of the napkins was “more of a dusty rose than a muted terracotta.”
The bridesmaids were running on fumes. We’d spent the day executing Bella’s last-minute, frantic demands: re-arranging table settings, tracking down a specific type of imported cheese for the cocktail hour, and fielding tearful calls from her mother. The custom-dyed bridesmaid dresses felt like costumes in a play we desperately wanted to end.
We were gathered in the main hall for the rehearsal when the wedding planner, a woman with the weary eyes of a hardened soldier, approached Bella and her fiancé, Julian, her face grim.
“We have a significant problem,” the planner said, her voice low. “The final payment for the bar service was just declined.”
Bella’s head snapped around. “What? That’s impossible. Julian, you handled that.”
Julian, who had been looking increasingly stressed all week, went pale. “My card? It must be a mistake. I transferred the funds.”
“It’s not a mistake,” the planner said, holding up her tablet. “The venue has a strict policy. The bar service—all twenty thousand dollars of it for the premium package you selected—must be paid in full tonight, or they will only serve soft drinks and water tomorrow. No exceptions.”
Twenty thousand dollars. For the open bar Bella had insisted was “crucial for the guest experience.”
“Well, run the card again!” Bella snapped at Julian.
“It won’t work, Bella!” he hissed back, his voice a mixture of panic and embarrassment. “The transfer from my investment account hasn’t cleared. It’s a holiday weekend. I… I messed up.”
Bella stared at him, her expression turning from shock to pure fury. “You messed up? You’re telling me my guests won’t have champagne because you ‘messed up’?” She paced for a moment, her mind clearly racing. Then, her eyes landed on us—the four bridesmaids, standing frozen a few feet away. A predatory gleam entered her eyes.
“It’s fine,” she said, her voice suddenly smooth as silk. “We can solve this. The girls will cover it.”
We all stared at her, dumbfounded. “What?” I managed to say.
“The bar tab,” she said, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. “You can cover it. It’ll be your collective wedding gift to us! So much more meaningful than some crystal vase, right? Just pool your credit cards. Julian will pay you all back next week when his funds clear.”
She was asking us to put twenty thousand dollars on our personal credit cards. The night before her wedding. After we’d already spent thousands. It wasn’t a request. It was a demand, delivered with a smile, holding her wedding hostage.
“Bella,” Nina said, her voice shaking with barely controlled rage. “That is an absolutely insane thing to ask. We are not paying for your bar.”
“Excuse me?” Bella’s smile vanished. “This is my wedding! Our wedding! Are you going to let it be ruined over a little bit of money? I thought you were my friends!”
“Friends don’t treat friends like ATMs, Bella,” Maya choked out, finding her voice for the first time all day. “After everything… the dress, the trip, my designs… and now this? No.”
“It’s twenty thousand dollars!” Bella shrieked, her voice echoing in the hall. “Split four ways, that’s only five thousand each! You’re all professionals! You can handle it!”
The sheer detachment from reality was astonishing. Five thousand dollars was a crippling amount for Maya and Grace. It was a significant hit for Nina and me.
“The answer is no, Bella,” I said, my voice cold and final. The fear of confrontation was gone, burned away by pure, white-hot anger. “This is your and Julian’s responsibility. Leave us out of it.”
Bella’s face twisted into a mask of ugly rage. She looked at Julian, then at us, cornered and furious. For a moment, I thought she might actually lunge at one of us. The rehearsal was over. The performance was done. This was the real Isabella.
The Receipt of a Reckoning
The standoff in the great hall was broken by Julian. Panicked and humiliated, he started making frantic calls to his father, his brother, anyone he could think of to secure the funds. Bella, meanwhile, shifted her tactics from rage to manipulation. She pulled us aside, her voice dropping to a tearful whisper.
“I can’t believe you’re doing this to me,” she sniffled, dabbing at her perfectly dry eyes. “My one special day… it’s going to be a disaster. Everyone will be talking about the cash bar. It will be so… common.”
She isolated each of us, preying on our individual weaknesses. She reminded me of our childhood history. She reminded Nina of the importance of appearances. She told Grace it was a small price to pay for friendship. She guilted Maya by saying this was a way to “truly show her loyalty” after the “misunderstanding” with the invitations.
It was a masterful, toxic performance. And slowly, agonizingly, under the immense pressure and with Julian promising on his family’s name to pay us back within 48 hours, we broke. We huddled together, pulling out our phones, a grim tableau of modern finance. Nina put the biggest chunk on her Amex Platinum. I put a portion on my business Visa. Maya and Grace, looking sick, split the rest on their cards, likely maxing them out.
We didn’t do it for Bella. We did it to make the nightmare end. We paid the ransom.
The wedding planner confirmed the payment, and a wave of sick relief washed over the room. Bella, instantly transformed, clapped her hands in delight. “See? All sorted! Thank you, girls! You are lifesavers!” She hugged us, a brief, brittle embrace that felt like a violation. There was no real gratitude in her eyes, only the satisfaction of a battle won.
We stumbled through the rest of the rehearsal, hollowed out and silent. Later that night, as we were heading to our separate hotel rooms, exhausted and demoralized, our phones buzzed in unison. It was an email from Bella.
Subject: A Quick Thank You & A Tiny Favor!
My stomach clenched. I opened it.
The email was sickeningly cheerful. “Hi my gorgeous dream team! Just wanted to say a HUGE thank you again for stepping up tonight. You truly saved the day! I’ve attached a little something to make sure we’re all square on the back end. Can’t wait to see you all tomorrow! Xoxo, The Future Mrs. Croft”
Attached was a PDF. I tapped it open, my blood turning to ice as I read.
It was a bill. A professionally formatted invoice created with some online tool. It was addressed to the “Bridesmaid Committee.” For the amount of $2,500.
There were two line items:
- Coordination Fee (for services rendered in organizing the collective bar tab payment): $1,000
- Contingency Hold (for potential overage in liquor consumption by guests): $1,500
I had to read it three times to believe it. She was charging us a fee for organizing our own forced payment. She was billing us for the emotional labor and administrative task of shaking us down for twenty thousand dollars. And she was preemptively charging us more, just in case her guests were extra thirsty.
“Did you… did you get it?” Maya whispered, appearing at my hotel room door, her phone in her hand, her face ashen.
I just nodded, speechless, holding up my own screen. Nina and Grace appeared a moment later, their expressions a mirror of our own horror.
This wasn’t just an insult. It was a declaration of war. It was a move so stunningly audacious, so profoundly narcissistic, that it severed the final, frayed thread of our obligation. She hadn’t just taken our money. She was now spitting in our faces and charging us for the privilege. The shock solidified, hardening into a cold, diamond-hard certainty. There would be a wedding tomorrow. But it would not be the one Isabella had planned…
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