Chapter 1: Book 5: FIDELITY

“Is it really cheating if you’re doing it to yourself?”

Alexandria

The large wooden doors rattled upon their hinges as rapid-fire knocking pounded the door, growing louder and louder with each passing second. Alton's and Bryce's names were called repeatedly from the other side, each time with more urgency. Some of the voices sounded familiar while others did not. The pleas blended into a chant as pounding kept a strange yet frantic rhythm.

“Keep going!” Alton screamed.

The voices from the other side were unrelenting in their urgency. “Mr. Fitzgerald! Mr. Spencer!”

Alton reached for Judge Townsend’s arm. “Keith, I meant what I said about seeing that bench.”

Judge Townsend’s eyes widened as he turned back to us.

“Alexandria Charles Montague Collins, do you take Edward Bryce Carmichael Spencer to be your lawfully wedded husband?”

It was increasingly difficult to focus on his question or this farce of a wedding as we all turned toward the growing roar.