He looked ready to devour me whole. Yet the threat worked. With a jaw clenched tight enough to snap, he stayed through the rest of the agonizing ceremony.
Jade, seeing him stay, looked at Connor with tear-filled eyes of betrayal. She let out a sob and fled the venue.
The moment the ceremony ended, Connor abandoned me to chase after her.
In full view of the city's elite, I became the most pathetic bride of the century.
That night, the news was everywhere.
Delgado-Winfield Marriage Scandal: Bride Ringless at Altar. Groom Injured in Car Accident Chasing True Love.
I simmered soup overnight, pouring my pathetic devotion into a thermos, and went to the hospital.
At the door, I froze.
Inside, Connor and Jade were locked in a passionate embrace. When he saw me, he didn't pull away. His hand tightened on the back of her head, deepening the kiss—punishing me with their intimacy.
I watched them entwined. A sharp pain lanced through my chest.
Taking a breath, I mustered the last shreds of my dignity and pushed the door fully open.
Jade scrambled up like a startled bird, her lips swollen and red. She smoothed her hair, glaring.
"Do you have any manners?" she snapped.
I met her gaze, expression flat.