The Polar Night Won't Shine on the Faithless
The way she cried and begged, truly beautiful.
Black words on a white ground, stinging everyone's eyes.
The guests sucked in a collective breath.
The best man leaned in for a look, his face changing utterly, and backed away several steps.
Adrian, cradling the tablet, felt his legs give way and dropped hard to his knees.
He stared at the screen, his fingers shaking so badly he could barely hold the tablet.
Someone in the crowd raised a phone, someone else muttered a curse under their breath.
There at the center of every gaze, he'd forgotten even to set the letter knife down.