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CHAPTER ONE

“Ever seen a green wedding dress?”

Hope glances up at me with one of her adorable, baffled expressions I love so much

“You said you didn’t want to hite,” I explain

“Oh” She pauses and I can see the excite

Tracing a finger down her arreen the day we met”

Another confused face and I don’t even knohat to think about the fact that I re the day we met better than she does

“My jewel green suit”

“That’sher hair off her shoulder and planting a kiss on her neck

“Guys, seriously, chunks rising” Wrath gags from across the table

Hope chuckles, then looks at hi to ask you to be his best s

“Do you think Trinity…”

Curling ive her a squeeze “What about Sophie?” I can’t say I’d be super co, but I don’t want Hope to feel pressured to only include club family either

She sighs and drags her gaze to her lap, where her hands are nervously twisting “She did it for …and I don’t know It feels weird? Plus—” she flicks her gaze at Wrath, waiting to see if he’s going to uess “I feel closer to Trinity, than, So—”

“I can’t believe you’d want Sophie as your maid of whatever after she pulled that stunt with Rock,” Wrath says

Motherfucker

Hope turns her head very slowly inabout?”

Wrath’s eyes widen At least he didn’t let that slip on purpose Still gonna kick his fuckin’ ass

“She doesn’t know?” Wrath asks,it worse

“No So, thanks for that”

“Knohat?” Hope insists

“Your girl Sophie tried to cliym”

Hope’s gaze shoots to me “What? When?”

“Uh, at that fundraiser thing ent to She was drunk”

“Yeah, I remember What happened?”

“Hope—”

“Rock” She turns and faces otten “You told me there were no more secrets Why did you keep this from me?”

“I didn’t want you to get hurt,” I answer honestly Taking her hands in ht “She was drunk She tried to kiss me I left her and sent Ross to take care of her I didn’t know if she would even remember it, so I didn’t want to ruin your friendship for no reason I know she’s been a good friend to you otherwise”

She swipes a tear off her cheek and I shoot a glare at Wrath

“Da? Why she’s been acting so weird lately?”

I shrug I’d been too fucked up when Hope was in the hospital to give Sophie ht “I don’t knoeetheart”

“You’re not mad at him, are you?” Wrath asks

“Why are you still here?” I snap back

He ignoresfor her answer

“No Well, I’m mad he didn’t tell me about it Notme?”

“Yeah”

“When did he tell you?”

“I dunno The night it happened? You believe hiht?”

Hope cocks her head and narrows her eyes “Of course I do You’re like his excited utterance witness,” she says with a soft chuckle

Wrath and I share a look

“Lawyer thing,” she explains with a head shake “Of course I believe him Why would you ask me that?”

I let out a breath I didn’t realize I’d been holding That’s why Wrath asked her He knows me well

He nods “That’s good”

Suddenly her face falls and her eyes go shiny “Wait That’s not why after—”