244 THE BLACKMAIL

Michael is Luke's distant cousin; he was a contractor and was in town for some gigs. He would stay at Luke's place until he finished the contract. Coincidentally, the day he stepped into town happened to be Ethan's wedding, which was his classmate's, so he headed to the wedding first before going to his cousin's house. Luke was surprised to see him at the party, which was intentional from Michael's end; he wanted to surprise Luke with his presence and was also surprised to see Isa at the wedding. Luke and Michael hugged and exchanged pleasantries, as it had been ages since they last saw each other. With so much excitement, Luke quickly introduced Michael to his wife, Isa. They both acted strangely as they shook hands. It seemed they'd met before. Luke couldn't place what it was, but he noticed something was wrong with how they greeted them. Isa wasn't comfortable as she kept missing her step on the dance floor, but excited Madison wouldn't let her sit and not dance. Her heart raced