Beyond the Ashes

ays, Aidan didn't r

cuments for her move abroad, finding the

shop and saw Dayna in a pristine white wedding dress, blush

gazed at Dayna with tender warmth

is store once, tried on the same dress Dayna wore, a

her, but like any girl, she dre

ed the naive girl she once was, smiling at herself in th

ng to Dayna, Aidan final

ething felt off, though h

, eating her last meal

a bowl of rice and

if you're jealous of Dayna and me, you shouldn't have hit her. You've always known I'd marry her, haven't you?

er ten days to reflect, expecting her to realize her

et on the eve of it, he fel

ietly, not ma

about his cruelty or breaki

'll make sure you're set for life. Oh, and this is the wedding ring for tomorrow. Dayna doe

may not come here much for a while. If you

ined silent

drove away did she fini

arat diamond ring, from a luxury b

all sum, but to Evely

h of jewelry and bags had fetched nearly 2 mill

g in her eyes. She had once dreamed

gone, and she would never l

, Evelyn headed

, she discarded

oodbye f

Aidan frantically di

never see that two

im a wedding gift, wa