Wedding Bells, Lake Waters, and a Rescued Dog

Summary

The day of my wedding, my bride dove into a lake, risking her own life to save the lame Golden Retriever she’d brought as part of her dowry.

When I heard, I called the whole thing off, right there at the altar.

Her face was a mask of disbelief. “Over a dog?”

I just pushed the annulment papers towards her. “Yes. Over a dog.”

My new mother-in-law pointed a trembling finger in my face, her voice shrill. “A grown man, jealous of a dog? It would have been a curse for my daughter to marry you!”