***CATALINA***My eyes were fixed on my brother at the far end of the aisle. The way he smiled—the strange, glowing expression on his face—was something I had never seen before. He looked genuinely happy. The fact that he was marrying a woman I had always been against made my heart twist painfully, yet I couldn’t bring myself to ruin his joy. So, I clapped with the rest of the crowd, cheering for him even as my chest felt heavy.

The hall smelled faintly of roses and candle wax. The walls ...