Her flower crown was crooked, and she clutched her favorite bunny against her chest.

One look at her face told me something was wrong.

“Mommy, Bunny has something inside him.

LOOK.”

“After the ceremony, baby.”

“No.” Her voice trembled. “PLEASE, LOOK NOW.”

Something in her expression made me kneel.

She turned the rabbit over and showed me a small opening beneath its ribbon.

I pushed my fingers through the stuffing and touched something hard.

I carefully worked it free.

As soon as the object came into view, my whole body went rigid.

“No… this can’t be real,” I murmured.

Then I looked at Mabel, grabbed her hand, and rushed through the door.

BUT WHAT HAPPENED NEXT made all 200 guests FREEZE in their places.