All Chapters of Too late, my love.: Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

YASMIN "It's a lie, Yasmin. Everything is a lie." Julian's voice cracked through the phone, shaky and broken. He was crying. I'd never once heard him cry before, not in all the years I'd known him. "Julian, what happened? Talk to me—" "Everything we built, everything I believed. It's all a lie." My heart slammed against my ribs and my hands were shaking so badly, I could barely hold my phone still against my ear. "You're scaring me. What happened?" The words came out shaky, thin, not sounding like my own voice at all. "They did this. They—" His voice broke and he was gasping now, like he couldn't get enough air into his lungs. "I can't believe I didn't see it. All these years, and they—" "Who? Julian, who are you talking about?" "I should have told you. I should have told you everything." He was sobbing, the words tumbling out in these broken little gasps. "I've been such a fool all this time, and I didn't—" "Julian, please—" "I thought I knew them but it was all—" A crash

YASMINThe words came out of my mouth hollow and empty, and I barely recognized my own voice."Fine, I'll do it."My mother nodded before pulling out her phone and walking toward the window, her back already turned to me."Damien, she's agreed. Start making arrangements for tomorrow morning." Mom informed him on the other side.Tomorrow, not next week and apparently not something I had a say in either.My cheek still burned from where she'd slapped me, and now she was already planning my wedding, phone pressed to her ear like I'd stopped existing in the room the second I said yes."I'm so sorry, Yasmin." Rosalie's voice came out soft and trembling, her eyes glistening. "I never wanted this for you."I stared at her but nothing escaped my lips."Why won't you look at me?" Her chin trembled, that same fragile smile in place, and something about how broken she looked turned my stomach, because somehow she was the one who managed to look like she was sacrificing something here."It's just