"Let them speak now or forever remain silent."
The words echoed loudly through the hall, and for a moment, Cyndi felt as though the entire ballroom had gone completely still.
Her heartbeat grew increasingly louder inside her ears, pounding so violently against her chest that she was almost certain the people standing closest to her could hear it.
She quietly glared at the minister, wondering why he had not omitted that particular part of the wedding ceremony.
The confident smile she had maintained since sunrise faltered ever so slightly as her eyes nervously swept across the crowd.
She tried to study their expressions without making her anxiety obvious, but every suspicious glance and whispered exchange only made the uneasiness inside her grow.
Alex wasn't feeling any less anxious.
