The night before my wedding, the bridesmaids and groomsmen came up with a game: everyone would write down, on a slip of paper, one thing about me that I didn’t know.
They laughed and egged each other on.
I took the folded slips, thinking they’d be wishes for my happiness.
But the moment I opened the first one, I froze.
Ethan’s only marrying you out of pity. The one he actually loves is Claire.
Claire Morgan. My best friend. Three hours earlier, she’d been crying on the phone, apologizing.
Something about a last-minute business trip. She couldn’t make it to my wedding.
Hands trembling, I kept unfolding the rest.
That engagement ring on your finger? Claire turned it down first. She thought the stone was too small.
Bet you didn’t know—the day of your mother’s funeral, Ethan and Claire were in bed together, in the master bedroom of your apartment.
Claire isn’t coming to your wedding because she just gave birth to Ethan’s baby. She’s still recovering in the hospital.
When my eyes landed on the last slip, I recognized the handwriting instantly.
Marrying you is my sentence. In my next life, let me go.
After the sheer absurdity of it all came something like laughter.
I crumpled every last slip into a ball, pulled the diamond off my ring finger, and dropped the whole thing into the ice bucket.
Then I lifted my head and looked at Ethan.
“In that case, let’s turn tomorrow’s venue into a first-birthday party for your son.”
He Thought I’d Never Leave Chapter 01 The night before my wedding, the bridesmaids and groomsmen came up with a game: everyone would write down, on a slip of paper, one thing about me that I didn’t know. They laughed and egged each other on. I took the folded slips, thinking they’d be wishes for […]
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