Fourth Life, New Husband
That, I decided, would be the strictest punishment I could mete out.
The guests watched with varied expressions, but the interruption didn't derail the ceremony. Once Lance was gone, everything resumed as if a narrow, brutal thing had simply passed through the day. The wedding continued, wrapped back in its fragile, ordinary happiness.
Afterward, Jace pulled me into his arms and said, "I promise I'll make you happy."
He took out his phone and, with a kind of quiet pride, listed his holdings—his assets, amassed over years. "I earned this over the years. They're all yours now."