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edding dress, smoothing out every crease with care. When her phone bu
d from the screen, breathless and teasing. "Oh God... does
heat burned straight through the white satin, and t
lt like the warmth drained
was unmistakable. It was the same bedroom she stood in now, the
s the space. Things were out of
h urgency, while the woman ben
h, familiar yet twisted in
even let me get close. Y
he stayed close to him. "Then why go through with the wedding?
d closer. The details came into focus, a
ker Jonny had casually intro
ow how I am. I've got to sleep with her, no matter what." Jonny's voice came through again, careless an
ave her. My career's going somewhere, and I'm not tying m
een as a dull ringing filled her ears. A rush
warning, sharp enough to
cted like the kind of man anyone would trust. Now that ima
r of the space had once felt like part of their fu
rything too clearly, what he had done in that very room, br
her gag. Nothing came out. Her body trembled
before it was too late. At least she saw the truth before
who had just finished a meeting, rushed in.
in. His hand was already reaching for his phone to call the police, but that t
s lay torn across the floor. The framed portrait they had chosen together was ruined, his face s
is about the dress? If you didn't like it, we can get a new one. We can redo the photos too. And if
rs, and in the next instant, she thr
barely managing t
h and changed his expression, putting on that same concerned look he always used. "
still a
d worked on her before.
anym
ny," she said, her voice tight with restraint, "did
t. "I don't want secondhand trash. Maybe I
ht off guard. "What a
her hand struck his face. The sh
d, and whatever control she had left slipped a
eone like you!" she shouted. "For every bit
s face as he lifted his head, ready to retaliate,
one left hi
se of you!" Corinne yelled. "For every insult, ever
enough. She grabbed the broken frame from the floor
sight, you ch
ost empty in her hand. Her steps wavered, her body swaying as she moved. She steadied herself aga
mething for you instead. There's a seriously attractive guy waiting i
ath, her voice slightly sl
gaze drifted across the hallway until it landed on the door marked 32
l of luxury that stood out at once. Still,
Dressed in a dark suit, he leaned back in a relax
e. Even through her haze, she could t
ywhere. Even among people who relied on appearance f
om her lips as she clos
her head again,
t guarded. After a brief moment, his brows pulled togethe
himself back from discomfort. When he spoke, his voi
hat suppos
aying that k
cross the room, set the bottle down on the table,
she reached up, her hand settling behind his neck
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