ndra'
watching the custom gown burn besid
guishers. The dressing room descended into absolute chaos. I used the dist
to text Becky. I already had a thousand worried mess
ved around marrying Sinclair. We'd known each other since high school, got engaged freshman year of college...
doesn't deserve it,"
open. I didn'
ke nails on a chalkboard. He threw the charred remains of the
d to loo
That way, you won't have to force your
d over to the bed and tried to grab my han
ou doing this?" he
ssing my arms
day, the wedding is canceled, and you and I are
ther's roar echoed
fists, his eyes flas
s one day," he spat. He stormed out, slamming
e nearly collided
you? Have you lost your min
? She's the one who was screwing Sinclair," I rep
room like a hurricane,
never do someth
it either if I hadn't s
you want. I'm do
ther down. Neith
o you know, if you break this engagement,
shattered
ad
ments tied up with the Von Duvalls.
y over his own daugh
is family doesn't want
throwing my things into a suitc
bye,
ne last second. Swallowing the
ou going?!" my mother y
her frantic pleas, and climbed into a waiting taxi
the enti
***
or of Rebecca's place, sniffling, fighting not to cry. She
dropped to the bridesmaid dress I wa
bed. She pulled me
oing to be okay,
pletely b
te that son of a bitch,"
life went to shit. I still hadn't told her the whole truth about what happened;
ided to sift through my neglected emails. I was curled up under a blanket with the TV mu
cord. I opened it and ne
reamed so loud I nearl
? And why did Rebecca's friend hav
go back to normal... destiny went
***
otel, my expression practical
was legally bound to a fucking stranger made m
arrived. He replied almost instantly, "
man in an impecca
Duvall?"
row
e me,
Cassandra. Mr. Alari
We stepped into the elevator. The whole way up, the g
and... was that classical
I was instantly blinded by the lights, stumbling back a step as my eyes adjusted to th
n into this circle? Was he in
crystal chandelier when a voice I a
ed out of her cave. My
ncess, of course. Next to her, I lo
ough gritted teeth, my fing
n he ap
Sinclair asked, wearing the exact same
d, stepping closer as if I gave
en touch me, an ar
an. Especially when she's my wife,
was. I immediately recogni
. Had he always been th
wrapping a strong arm around my waist and pulling me flush aga
roze in hi
the room and raised his glass. The
very special," he announced, looking down at me with a smile that made my knees weak.
single eye in the room was locked on m
rward, grabbing my
e sputtered. "You can't marry my f
cl
CL
mpletely
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