Chapter 7 A False Beginning

“I, Mason Thorton, take you, Isabella, to be my lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day forward until death do us part.” “I pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride!” The priest happily announced as the new “bride and groom” joined lips in a short-lived kiss.