Two Months Later
The air buzzed with excitement and the sweet tension of final touches. Flowers were being arranged with meticulous care, photographers darted between rooms, and soft classical music drifted through the corridors of the estate where the wedding preparations were in full swing.
But amidst the flurry, something was wrong. In the dressing suite reserved for the bride, Emma Winters was nowhere to be seen and the four—Ivy, Claire, Margaret and Fiona— were all looking for her.
Claire burst into the room in a fitted blush gown, Ivy right behind her, holding her own heels in one hand and her phone in the other.
"She's still not here?" Claire asked, eyes scanning the room in disbelief.
"No," Ivy said quickly, anxiety blooming on her face. "She was here thirty minutes ago. I went to get the final bouquet and when I came back… she was gone."
Claire exchanged a sharp look with Ivy, who immediately started typing a message on her phone.
