"There’s absolutely no reason for you to have returned to Willow Haven after you suddenly disappeared with no word and with no one having a clue where you ran off to," Mrs. Donovan said, her voice icy and her gaze piercing. The sharpness of her words hung heavy in the air, as if cutting through the tenuous peace of the room. "But all of a sudden you're back."
"Well, I couldn't miss my dear sister's wedding with my ex-husband," Katherine shot back, her tone dripping with sarcasm. She leaned casually against the cool white wall with her arms crossed, trying to mask the simmering anger within her. "I received an invite, so I figured why not attend this wedding of the century."
"It's one thing to come to your sister's wedding; it's another to move back to town," Mrs. Donovan retorted, her lips pressed into a thin line. Her eyes never left Katherine’s face, the intensity of her stare nearly unbearable.