Before Sofia could even run towards the door, my four security guards quickly grabbed her and mercilessly handcuffed her to the floor.
The guests were in a state of panic. Some ran outside and others immediately called the police and bomb squad.
“Let me go!” Sofia screamed, struggling as she lay face down on the church floor. Her innocent voice was replaced by a harsh, demonic tone.
My head of security approached, carefully avoiding the bomb. “Sir Leandro, this is a live explosive. Just one press of the detonator, the entire altar will explode with us!”
I looked at Sofia, I felt my world collapsing but fear and anger prevailed. “Who are you really?! Why did you bring a bomb to our wedding?!”
Sofia laughed heartily, a laugh that made my hair stand on end. “You idiot, Leandro! Did you really believe that someone would truly love you?! I was paid! Your business syndicate enemies paid me. After I said ‘I do’, I would pretend to be a CR, and I would blow up the altar with your entire family! Your entire company would have been mine as the legal surviving wife, if it weren’t for that stupid dog!”
The Four-Legged Hero
Within minutes, authorities and the bomb squad arrived to defuse the explosive device. They confirmed the horrifying truth. The woman I met as Sofia was a notorious assassin and scammer who used marriage to kill billionaires and steal their wealth.
The police dragged her out of the cathedral, still wearing her torn wedding gown. Her screams and curses echoed outside the church.
I was left standing at the altar, shaking and trying to process the fact that I almost died along with my entire family.
I felt a warm, rough tongue lick my trembling hand. I looked down. Max was sitting, quiet, looking at me, and wagging his tail as if to say, “We’re safe.”
I fell to my knees. I hugged my dog very tightly. I cried into his fur, not caring about the people watching.
I thought I could find love and loyalty in a beautiful woman in disguise. But I proved that day, the purest and truest love doesn’t need words, and it is often found in a loyal four-legged friend who is willing to risk his own life to save yours.