In the Arms of the Older Brother
Still, when the assistant offered, I let her answer it, watching her cross the room.
“Oh my! You look beautiful!” Yuri’s voice swept in a beat later, warm and bright, as if she wasn’t fucking the groom last night.
The makeup artist and hairstylist exchanged quick glances, then gathered their things and slipped out, leaving just me and my stepmother in the room.
The sight of her twisted something sharp inside me, especially because she had the nerve to come dressed in white. I wanted to reach for her, to rip the mask off her angelic face and smash her head to the mirror. But I held myself still, fingers curled tight in my side.