I did not even hesitate; I spat right in his face.

“Sean, you’re the worst.”

Instead of getting mad, he just cracked a twisted smile, yanked my hair, and hissed at me.

“Sloane, it looks like you’re asking for trouble instead of playing nice.”

Then, he kicked me to the side and walked off like he owned the place.

I was shaking with rage, just dying to watch payback come for Sean and knock him down a peg.

If he made a fool of himself before the wedding was over, the Gilberts would never let my family off the hook, especially not my parents and little sister.

Before I knew it, the big day had arrived.

Stepping into the spotlight in a drop-dead gorgeous wedding gown, I watched as my family’s jaws hit the floor.

Sean was floored by my look, but he could not hide his nasty streak.

“Sloane, today’s supposed to be Ruby’s day. Why do you have to steal her spotlight?”

I had not seen it coming. My wedding was not only on the same day as Ruby’s, but in the exact same hotel.

“Don’t kid yourself, it’s my wedding day. Step aside.”

Ruby’s eyes blazed with envy at the sight of me in my designer dress, like she wanted to burn me up.

“Why do you always have to take what I want, ever since we were kids?

“You’ve already snatched the dress. Don’t you dare go after Sean, too.”

Ruby’s accusation made the crowd gasp.

“Seriously? The Larson family’s eldest daughter is that brazen?”

Then, my parents showed up and laid into me without missing a beat.

“Sloane, have you lost your mind? Just because we won’t hand Mr. Gilbert’s prestige to you, you decide to humiliate Ruby at her own wedding?”

My father, seeing my silence, delivered a sharp slap to my cheek.

“Sloane, how could you be so shameless?”

“What an embarrassment.”

“Today, I’m here to get married, too. My ceremony is upstairs. I don’t want to ruin my big day, so get out of my way.”

The guests snickered at my words.

“Has the Larson family’s eldest daughter lost her marbles? The second floor is for top VIPs only. Who does she think she is?”

My parents felt ridiculed, and so they vented their fury on me.

“Sloane, you’ve let us down big time. Get out of the Larson family, now!”

I let out an icy laugh.

“Nothing would please me more. I’d rather not be held back by the Larson family anyway.”

Before anyone else could chime in, Ruby burst into tears.

“Sloane, we’re both curse-breakers, capable of ending the Gilbert family’s curse. Why are you doing this to me?”

Sean wrapped his arms around Ruby, pointing at me with a look of disgust.

“Sloane, are you saying all this just to get me to marry you? You don’t even realize you’re not in my league.”

Just then, a deep voice echoed from the entrance.

“Sean, my woman is not someone you can even dream of touching.”

The instant that man appeared, everyone in the room was shocked.

It was Sean’s uncle, Keith.

Realizing that my groom was his uncle, Sean’s composure shattered.

“Sloane, you’re a wretched woman! You’re done with me, and now you’ve moved on to my uncle? That’s low.”

I rolled my eyes at Sean and latched onto Keith’s arm.

I could not wait to see Sean clucking around like a hen tonight.

Ruby could not handle my smugness and even bet that if she could fix Sean, I would have to hit the road and leave the city for good.

I shrugged Ruby’s challenge off and headed upstairs.

Keith and I got all wrapped up in each other, lost in the moment.

Right after we had caught our breath, Ruby’s text popped up.

[Sloane, the Larson fortune is mine now, and once your man turns into a hen, the Gilbert stash will be mine too. Ha!]

Ruby’s taunt had barely buzzed my phone when a knock thundered on our door.

There was Sean, at the threshold, wailing like his world was ending.

“Sloane, you have to help me!”