I stood in the spotlight with my hands on my belly, smiling for photos—until she stormed in and pointed at me like I was a crime. “Tell them whose baby that is,” she snapped, loud enough to cut the room in half. My fiancé’s face drained white. The crowd whispered. I tried to laugh it off, but my voice broke. Then a man in the back said, “Play the recording.” And suddenly, everyone looked at me like they’d been waiting for me to fall.
I should’ve known something was wrong when the bridal party kept whispering every time I walked by. My baby bump was still small—barely there under the ivory satin dress—but tonight was supposed to be my fresh start. Evan Pierce had insisted we do an engagement party “before the stress of planning.” His family rented the…