Flash Marriage: Becoming My Ex's Stepmother

d, leaving a silence so heavy it felt like

t's shoulders, heavier than the

ispers that crawled up the stone pillars like ivy. They were whi

k doors at the back of the cathedral, his professional smile stretched thin and ti

idn't h

in sharp focus was the empty space in the front row of the Carlisle family section. The sp

manicured nails dug into the green stems of the lilies, brui

, leaned in, her voice trembling with unshed tears. "Mi

Aidan was never late for t

point accuracy on the center of the front row. On the tall, imposing figure of the

k declaration of absolute power. His face was as dark as still water. His deep gray eyes

ce handkerchief, her movements serene, but her eyes were sharp as knives. When a flash went off from a distant cousin's phone two r

lilies in her bouquet was overwhelmingly thick,

pled suit rushed down the marble aisle, his footsteps echoing frantically.

e frantic whisper carried just enough for the

. private jet

st been delayed. He had run with his mistress. The entire cathedral

with a curt, furious wave of hi

eath grip on the flowers. A decision solidified in her mind-a

't break down into a pat

y, deliberately, she took hold of th

lake-blue eyes were like a frozen surface, clear and entirely dry,

The chaotic uproar died instantly, replaced by a stunned, absolute

of staring eyes. She looked

wn a teacup at an afternoon gathering, she placed her bo

ilence of the cathedral, it carried with

Carli

ceptible motion. He hadn't expected thi

as decided to absent himself from his own wedding, and in doing so, has c

nded like a drumbeat on t

ouses, I would like to ask... can the Carl

shattered

ped. The younger Carlisle men sitting near Julian, Nathaniel and Leo, stared at Clara in open-mouthed disbelief. In the guest pews, Clara's stepmother, Sharon, turned ashen, clutchi

utters merged into a deafening, predatory roar

d locked on Julian's face. It was an

ng in the air between them

for an