Betrayed Bride, Vengeful Heart

ght hummed above us in the private waiting room the Beaumonts had arranged. It wasn

resses a grotesque reminder of the day' s horror. We had refuse

e in, his face grim.

hollow. "Their injuries were too severe. We di

a choked sob that tore through the silence. My own grief was a heavy, su

their whole lives with calloused hands so we could have

and quickly left, as if he couldn' t be

the hallway. Liam and Ethan. Their tone w

ked. "She was so shaken u

. Poor thing, having to go through that. I' ll kill those bastards if they ever..."

us, their wives. They weren' t mourning our fat

They were both infatuated with her, had been since they were teenagers. A beautiful, delicate girl who always seemed

s a

ear the gardens. I saw her glance around, a sly, calculating look on her face when she thought no

ting, completely oblivious. Her expression shifted in an instant. The tears welled up, her

an had bought ev

thing. She stood up, her body tremblin

prisingly steady. I grabbed

sistant, a boy no older than seventeen, found us an h

hall. "The whole thing. I was recording a video for the wedding

out hi

Beaumonts... they' re powerful.

one. Sophia and I huddled toget

It showed her waiting, her face calm and patient, until our fathers walked into the

niable proof of her vi

rief. It was cold and hard and sha

hia, my voice a low growl. I

ge, sitting with Isabella, who was pretending

lood on our dresses

," I said, my voice ringing with a