A FEW HOURS EARLIER

Isabella waited for Angelo but when she didn't see him about thirty minutes later, she became afraid that something had happened to him. She called his number again and this time it went through but there was no answer.

She became even more worried and her eyes became misty. She briefly imagined him lying in a pool of blood and instantly got up but her maid of honor held her back and said, "Sit down please, you are the bride and it's not proper for you to act this ...