ed in Selena's ears like a cruel symphony she could not escape. The people she had known her whole life-all the
er fingers, sticky with the thorns she hadn't noticed before. The roses felt like a metapho
eart. The man she had believed loved her enough to wal
er. Phones lifted toward her. Every whisper was a needle. "Bride ab
run. She wanted to vanish, to escape into the streets where no one knew her, wh
her chest, beneath the hum
red: You cannot le
with both anger and embarrassment. "Adrian!" he bellowed, his voice echoing t
. There was no apolo
trembling. "Selena, my darling..." she whispe
orted her. Instead, it felt like another reminder: the world had turned against
he saw
ral but betraying a faint hint of triumph. She had been the one to steal him-right
mo
ix months of lies. Six months of smiling while pretending everything was fine. Six months of
ous laugh. Not one of relief. But sharp, dangerous, and low, as if
The sight was surreal. He walked with the calm confidence of a man who had al
voice smooth, almost
le word carried the weight of betrayal, pain, and fury. Her nails dug int
ened. "It's not ab
king against the marble. "You humiliated me. You humiliated my family. And yo
pened, then clos
could not. Eyes were glued to her, phones raised, cameras clicking. The
, attempted to sp
"Don't pretend. Don't apologize. Don't make it about anything other than the fact that you stole ev
s slipped for just a fraction of a second. Selena saw it. And for the first time, she r
poke, his voice tight with frustration. "Se
nom. "Overreacting? You left me at the altar, Adrian. You gave m
xpected power. The fire in her chest grew hotter. I will not
ned. "You're being dramat
urning. "You think this is just a wedding? Do you have any idea what you've done? The humiliation? The
's faces were pale, but no one dared interrupt. Even Lila's trium
You're lucky," she said quietly, almost to herself
ith a mixture of anger and
er head. "I can't. Not yet. But I will. So
ed with tension. Not just h
elena gently shook them off. "No. I need to stand here. I
shock to curiosity. What is she going
had felt moments ago was still there, gnawing at her heart. But it
ill not be weak. And I will not forgi
le of tears threatening to fall. They woul
e since this nightmare had begun, she noticed fear flicker in his
But she would make them all pay fo
facing everyone who had witnessed her shame, Selena felt
only the
betrayal was
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