When Bianca spoke about how she still needed to go to the florist the next morning, the Masters exchanged looks.

Without looking up, St Just declared casually, as he buttered his toast,

“I’ll come with you.”

*

The family was assembled around the dining table in the spacious dining room, having their breakfast. Beth and Anna had been ticking off the things left to be done before the Big Day.

Using their tablets, they were methodically crossing out the things they had already done. Bianca smiled at them lovingly. She would never stop thanking her good fortune for having such wonderful half-sisters. Of course, one part of her wished that...