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The Wedding That Wasn't

Author: Beth
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-08-14 23:53:27
ZOE'S POV

I kept looking at Austin on the drive home. He has been quiet since we left the building Owen had been. He looked straight ahead. His jaw clenched in frustration.

While Jamie talked happily from the back about school and his friends, unaware. Austin usually responded with a nod or throw in a few words but today… nothing. He was silent, the weight of it crushing.

When we got home, he shut off the engine, not looking at me. The walk inside was the same—quiet, heavy.

Austin shut the door hard behind him. His quiet was heavy with tension that I just wanted him to lose it and get it over with.

I could tell he was in deep thoughts but he was holding them in and probably saving them for the right moment.

He waited. Patient. Controlled. He let Jamie rush upstairs to his room before saying anything. After the sound of footsteps had disappeared, Austin faced me with a blank look.

“There's something I need to know” Austin said.

“What were you discussing with Owen? Wha
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