Just days before their special ceremony, Emma felt a quiet ripple of unease. Friends arrived with smiles, yet something in their glances didn’t match the cheerful mood. Conversations paused when she walked by, and laughter seemed to hide a secret. Emma told herself it was just pre-wedding nerves, yet her heart whispered otherwise. Still, she welcomed everyone warmly, hoping the feeling would pass.
Curiosity softly nudged her, and one evening she wandered near the patio where her fiancé’s friends talked. Their voices drifted through the breeze, and she caught a sentence that froze her. “Poor girl, she has no idea what she’s about to become.” Her breath slowed, and for a moment her world felt uncertain. Emma stepped back quietly, unsure what truth she had just brushed against.
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