Novels by Hope King

ANNA POVYou might just be the most beautiful bride I have ever seen, Anna," my best friend belee whispered in my ear as I looked at myself in the mirror, a smile spreading across my cheeks.Despite everything, I had finally decided that marrying Steven was the right choice.He had been a bit sweet to me these past days before the wedding, so I was convinced he still loved me. I told myself that the reason he had acted differently before was that he was just overwhelmed."You are the best, Belle," I said to my best friend. She had been helping me with my makeup today, and now, looking in the mirror, I was more than happy to look beautiful for Steven."Don’t mention it. It is the least I can do, though it’s unfortunate I can’t attend your wedding," she said."I am sorry, Belle. Steven and I decided it would be best to have a private wedding, just the two of us and the priest," I said. But Belle didn’t look convinced."Are you sure it was your idea and not his? I have known you fo

ANNA POVI could hear it, the constant beeping. It was almost driving me insane.I still couldn’t open my eyes, but it felt like my consciousness was coming back. I struggled for a few seconds and slowly pried my eyes open.The bright lights in the room nearly blinded me, and I immediately shot my eyes shut, groaning in pain."You are awake," someone said beside me.I struggled to open my eyes again, this time adjusting to the light, and saw a nurse next to me.The constant beeping I had been hearing was the hospital monitor.I looked around and realized I was in a hospital. "What happened?" I groaned.A splitting headache shot through my head. I reached for my temple to massage it and realized it was bandaged."What, what happened?" I said, shocked. Then all my memories started flooding back.I immediately remembered. I had just left Steven’s house and got hit by a bike.My whole body ached, and my head hurt like crazy. Damn, the collision must have been intense."I will go get the

ANNA POV"Anna, what are you doing here?" Steven asked, forcing a smile as he scratched the back of his head.I knew that gesture all too well. It was something he only did when he was nervous."You told me you were busy at work," I finally said."Yeah, I did," Steven replied, his tone suddenly shifting. He didn't look guilty. He looked annoyed. "But clearly, you didn't trust me enough to believe that. You had to come all the way here to prove what, exactly? That you are stalking me?""What??" That was all I could say. There was no way he just said that to me. Awfully confident for someone who had just been caught cheating red handed.He glanced at the woman behind me and said, "Please go upstairs. I will be there in a bit.""Are you kidding me?" I asked, raising an eyebrow. I glanced behind me briefly and saw the woman walking up the stairs before looking back at Steven. "Are you kidding me, Steven? You are cheating on me.""You are being dramatic, Anna," he said as he stepped clos

ANNA POV“I am sorry, babe. I don’t think I will be able to make it today. I am really busy, but I trust you to pick the right ones for both of us. Love you.”Really busy?I stared at the message on my phone, my fingers hovering above the keyboard as I tried to type a proper reply.How could he suddenly be busy when we had spent three weeks syncing our calendars for this exact moment?“Are you leaning toward the platinum band, or would you like to see the vintage settings again?” the saleswoman’s polite voice snapped me back to reality.She leaned over the velvet display, her arms neatly folded.Although she wore a polite smile, I could tell she was running out of patience with my indecision.“Oh… yeah. This one. It’s fine,” I said, pointing at a random solitaire ring. I didn’t even look at it properly, I just needed the pressure of her gaze to stop.Today was supposed to be our ring-picking day. My fiancé, Steven, and I had planned it for a whole month.And now here I was, standin