idge. Her fingers trembled slightly as she opened a new message to Jorja. It's
es were fixed on the blur of buildings
screen flashed with Bradly's name. The buzzing sou
o emotion. She swiped across the screen, t
ld went
years of memories. Birthdays, vacations, the proposal. Sh
phone into her purse. She leaned her head back against
rning to lead. A deep, bone-aching
lyn. Charlotte handed the driver a twenty-dollar bill
e pressed the elevator button, rode it to th
e slid the key into the lock. The meta
ed the d
s on the table, sample centerpieces on the counter, a stack of
the heavy white dress that still clung to her skin, and pulled on an old pair of jeans and a simple shirt
abbing everything tied to the wedding
." coffee mugs. Just as she tossed them int
at boots stomped against the hardwood floor. S
e, bloodless face. She dropped the bottles onto the sofa. She ran acro
Jorja's body
er face in Jorja's shoulder, and the tears finall
sh," Jorja spat, her boots tapping angrily against
l her throat was raw
emptiness. The fragile girl who had planned a wedding just hours ago was gone. In her place, a quiet, simmering anger began to take root. When she looked up fro
o Charlotte. Then, Jor
The site had just posted a leaked photo twenty minutes ago-Bradly and Kira at a private brunch, clearly taken weeks earlier. In the center
at the photo. Her
recating laugh e
l burned a fiery trail down her throat, settling hot in her stomach.
back. "I'm calling him. I
ut and grabbed Jorj
"He's not worth the breath.
hol warmed her blood. She walked int
t at her place. She threw them onto the bed, stuffed them in
er hands off
he could never enter again. She opened her email client and pulled up a blank document. Her fingers flew across the keyboard. She typed out a formal, b
tness washed over her
her glass. "T
t against Jorja's glass. The sharp sound of
erupted on the front door.
oman's voice scream
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