INICIAR SESIÓN“I didn’t promise you anything.” “But you didn’t stop it,” she repeats, more urgently. “You let them believe it. Let me believe it.” Her grip tightens around my sleeve. “Do you know what that does to someone?” she whispers. “To be looked at like they already belong somewhere?” “Ellie is your
Dominic POV Vivian is in white. This is a problem. Vivian sees me coming and brightens immediately, lifting her hand in a gentle wave. “Dominic. Hey—” “We need to talk.” Her smile flickers, just barely, before she smooths it back into place. “Oh. Of course.” My hand closes around her arm,
No. I’m not. Not having being given a second chance people would kill for. Not after screwing it up and ending up back in this chair. Somehow. I straighten, smoothing the lace over my thighs. “Wanting more is how you lose everything.” “...That’s very pessimistic for a bride about to walk down an
Ellie POV Sarah keeps stabbing pins into my scalp like she’s on a mission from the gods. “Hold still,” she mutters around the bobby pin in her mouth. “I am holding still.” “You’re vibrating.” I probably am. It’s my wedding day. Which is normally dramatic, but I never planned to be in t
My brow furrows. I never expected her to…care if I saw her early. About some superstition. Or maybe it was just the fact her dress was down. Either way, it mattered. I step closer. She immediately steps back until her shoulders meet the wall behind her, breath catching. I place my hand besid
I don’t know why Ellie refuses to look at the seating charts but memorizes medical textbooks like her life depends on it. I don’t know why she flinches when I get too close some days, then leans into me on others like she forgot she was supposed to hate me for some reason. I don’t know why every ste
"Not anymore," I said simply.Mom's eyes went to the bandage under my shirt collar. "What happened to your shoulder?""Just a training accident. It's nothing serious."My stepfather emerged from his study. "What's the commotion?" he asked, noticing my bandage. "Are you hurt?""She says it's just a t
Vivian walked beside me, looking slightly uncomfortable as Marcus and Jake exchanged polite but distant greetings with her. She smiled brightly and tried to engage them in conversation, but their responses remained courteous yet cool.It was interesting to watch, and a little concerning. My friends
"Since you know my style so well," he said sharply, breathing hard, "you must have been watching me closely all along. There's no way you don't care about me. So what exactly is your problem today?"I said nothing, just stared at him with cold indifference.The silence seemed to unsettle him. His wo
Ellie's POVThe sharp pain in my heart was immediate and familiar. Of course Dominic had accepted Vivian's invitation without hesitation. From the very beginning, he'd always cared for her.I'd been running around like a fool for years, constantly getting in the way of their relationship. No wonder







