“Congratulations, baby. There’s never been a more beautiful bride.” I twist the skirt of my crinoline in my hands. “Thanks, Mom. I know this isn’t really what you wanted for me …” My mom has never loved the criminal life. She fell in love with my father and she accepts him for all that he is, but this isn’t the future she would have picked for me. She looks in my eyes, tucking an errant curl behind my ear. “Oh baby, you’re so wrong … this is everything I ever dreamed for you.” Her dark eyes are fixed on mine, clear and honest, yet I can’t quite believe her. “How can that be?” “My greatest fear
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