A murmur swept through the church.
Daniel, the groom, stared at Emily. “You never told me that,” he said quietly.
Emily’s face went pale. My parents looked at the floor, unable to meet anyone’s eyes.
Margaret shook her head. “And today, after everything she sacrificed, you asked her to sit in the back because she didn’t fit the picture?-
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