His Cruel Game, Her Broken Heart
er affair. Kenia stood in the
oman named Mrs. Gable, recognized her. She pulled
ith tears. "He said you were the most talented, dedicated person he ha
ter's funding was frozen. Parents were pulling their kids out.
aid, her voice dropping to a w
ncement?" K
aid her wedding to Holden was real, and that your marriage li
nia felt the ground
pered. "That c
small, official-looking office. A man had stamped the paper. H
romise he had made to her was just
was so intense, she though
full of sympathy, was
ing along, using him, using us, to get back at her
chapel. "Look at what you've done. You'
words torn from her throat.
f she had never slighted Estella that day in the coffee shop, if s
physical weigh
y on a scooter pulled up
large, cheerful-
"She said to tell you, 'Happy Funeral!
-printed card from a fancy bakery. But at the bottom, in H
ff on this. This final,
f her heart tu
left the cemetery. She placed a sin
, "I will never be that weak, foolish girl a
e didn't sneak in this time. She w
were in the dining room, enjoying a lavish meal
e laughter stopped. The ai
re disdain. "Look what the cat dragge
ed insults for three years. They no longer had any power
" Annabella snapped. "You need to learn that some
a. The wedding is next week. She will wear the Blak
dding she had spent three years planning was
lden said quickly, looking at Kenia with
he trash." She looked at Kenia, her eyes glittering with malice. "You know, we still need a bride