My Stepbrother’s Dirty Secret
How many dresses was I going to wear in fact?
“You look like a queen in this one,” Percy said, holding up the phone. “Like someone who could sit on a throne and rule an empire… or survive a hurricane of mother-in-law opinions.”
I smirked. “Or survive this wedding prep marathon.”
Mom, meanwhile, fussed over the smallest details: the precise shimmer of the shoes, the way the gown fell over my shoulders, the positioning of the necklace. Every movement, every gesture, became a lesson in patience, style, and attention to detail.