Their identities were classified, which made it impossible for them to attend the wedding in person. A phone call to congratulate me was all they could manage.
I hit the answer button, and my mother's gentle voice came through immediately.
"Elise, sweetheart, how's the wedding going? Is Scott treating you well?"
A bitter smile tugged at my lips.
"Mom, Scott canceled the wedding for another woman. They destroyed the dowry you and Dad prepared for me."
"They're demanding I apologize and pay them ten million dollars."
"What?!"
A beat of silence. Then my father's voice cut through, low and hard.
"Elise, tell me exactly what happened. I'm sending people right n—"
Before he could finish, Scott snatched the phone out of my hand and started barking into it.
"So you're Elise's parents, huh? Let me make one thing clear. Don't think some ancient favor with my grandfather entitles you to claw your way into the Delgado family!"
"I will never marry your arrogant, classless, utterly useless daughter!"
On the other end, my father's voice was calm. Terrifyingly calm.
"So you're the one who unilaterally canceled the union between the Summers and the Delgados."