Chapter 7 - The Subpoena at DawnThe lead federal agent walked straight up to the altar, holding an official arrest warrant.
âRichard Donovan! Blake Donovan!â the agent declared loudly. âYou are both under arrest for federal wire fraud, tax evasion, and illegal money laundering.â
The gallery erupted into utter chaos! Guests stood up shouting, reporters rushed forward with flashing cameras, and Eleanor Donovan fainted onto the carpet pew!
Two officers stepped up behind Blake, grabbing his arms and forcing his wrists behind his back.
The metallic click-clack of heavy steel handcuffs snapping around Blakeâs wrists echoed clearly through the church.
Blake fought against the officers, screaming at Emma as they pulled him down the aisle. âEMMA! YOU TRICKED ME! YOU TRICKED ME!â
Emma stood tall in her grandmotherâs lace gown, her hand resting over her baby bump, her posture straight as iron as she watched her groom dragged away in chains.
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Chloe fled out the side exit to escape reporters, while Richard Donovan was cuffed and led out the front doors in full view of national media camera crews.
Emma walked down the altar steps, stepped past the weeping Donovan family, and walked out of the cathedral into the bright afternoon sunlight.
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