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Chapter 1

My fingers went slack, and the phone dropped onto the carpet.I clamped my hand over my mouth, terrified the dying sob building in my throat would escape.The reason Garrett had made such a grave vow was because I had nearly given my life for him.The night of the International Ballet Grand Prix final, he was driving me to the theater.Halfway there, the brakes failed. In the split second before we hit the guardrail, I threw myself over him on instinct. My right leg slammed into the dashboard, and I never made it to the final performance.Because I missed the mandatory final performance, the committee disqualified me.The title passed to the next-ranked dancer instead: my sister.It was Kiera.Garrett was consumed with guilt at the time, and he promised to spend the rest of his life making it up to me.Then the truth clicked into place...All of it... had been one massive conspiracy!My chest felt so tight I couldn't breathe.Years ago, his mother had said, "You come from nothing. What

Chapter 2

After receiving a brief confirmation, I hung up.Before the screen could go dark, a Facebook post caught my eye.It was Kiera.In the photo, she was pouting at the camera with the ballet trophy that should have been mine cradled in her arms.[Guess winning takes a little luck, too. Thanks for the assist, sis. Love you.]A needle, sharp and sudden, drove straight into my heart.Expressionless, I scrolled down and saw Kiera's sharp-tongued best friend, Brooke Hayes, teasing in the comments.[Careful. Aren't you worried Garrett will see this and give you a lecture?]Kiera had replied with a tongue-out emoji.[Fine, I'll take it down. Hope Garrett isn't mad at me.]I drew a deep breath, about to block her account.Then Garrett's reply popped up.[The eternal runner-up finally won something. Why delete it? Flaunt it if you want.]There was a time I would have naively read that as him mocking Kiera.But now I realized that Garrett's favoritism had always been obvious.I suddenly remembered h

Chapter 3

The next day, Garrett didn't come home.The old me would have been frantically texting every mutual friend to find out where he was.But now, I couldn't summon the energy to even look for him.My phone buzzed with a text from our friend Ethan Cole, urging me to come to the pre-wedding party.I didn't want to see Garrett, but I refused to let him make me look pitiful.I pulled myself together and forced myself to go.But the moment I stepped into the banquet hall, I froze.On the giant screen at the center of the hall, bold letters read: "Celebrating Kiera Ashford's Grand Prix Win."Before I could process what I was seeing, Ethan spotted me and waved me over."Vivi! I'm so sorry. I thought this was your pre-wedding party too, but it turns out Garrett organized it just for Kiera."My heart clenched.Across the room, Garrett stood at Kiera's side, never more than a step away, laughing with her.His expensive suit jacket was draped neatly over Kiera's shoulders.I used to think the future

Chapter 4

The next day, Garrett still didn't come home.I knew he was still angry.But inside, I felt as still as a grave.I started clearing away every trace of him, one by one.The ballet shoes he had laced for me. The custom-made dance costumes he had commissioned.The thick notebooks we had filled with love notes to each other...I stuffed them all into a cardboard box, sealed it, and set it by the door.The front door swung open and Garrett walked in.We stood face to face in the foyer, the box in my arms between us.And in his arms was a drunk Kiera.The box slipped from my hands and hit the floor with a thud. I stared at him in disbelief.I never imagined he would bring her here so openly.Garrett's eyes were flat and unreadable."Kiera is too drunk to be out on her own. Of course I brought her back.""If you don't like it, go to your room."Without waiting for a response, he carried Kiera past me, settled her on the couch, slipped off her shoes, and draped a blanket over her.I took a de

Chapter 5

The hospital corridor reeked of disinfectant.After Kiera's burns had been treated, Garrett stepped out of the examination room, exhaustion etched across his face.His phone buzzed. An anonymous text flashed on the screen.[Don't tell Vivian the truth about what happened back then.][Don't leave her alone at home.]Garrett frowned, writing it off as another one of Vivian's tantrums, some new ploy for attention.But a dark unease settled in his chest and refused to leave.He hadn't expected the woman who had chased him for ten years, who had lived and breathed for him, to say the words "cancel the wedding" without flinching.Only then did it dawn on him that he had never once imagined what his life would look like without her chasing after him.It was that uncertainty that drove him to punish her with coldness, trying to make her come running back as she always had.But this time, it hadn't worked."Damn it."Garrett cursed under his breath, forcing down the restlessness gnawing at him.

Chapter 6

This time, the reply came almost instantly, though the tone was laced with exhaustion.[I don't know what you did. But I woke up one day, and Vivian was just gone.][I asked everyone where she was. They all said there was no such person as Vivian.][They told me the woman I married was Kiera.]Garrett stared at the screen, unable to fathom the absurdity.[Who the hell are you?]The reply came heavy with helplessness.[I'm you, five years from now.][I threatened Vivian not to divorce me. I thought if I scared her, she'd fall in line like she always did.][But she did something I never saw coming. She disappeared from my world completely.]Garrett's fingertips were ice-cold. His teeth chattered.[What the hell happened!]A pause. Then the reply came, each word a fresh wound.[We were happy for a while, until she found out that we cut the brakes, all so Kiera could win that award.][I sent you those texts to warn you to stop before it was too late.][I thought warning you would be enough

Chapter 7

Today was supposed to be our wedding day.White doves circled beneath a blue sky. A red carpet unfurled down the steps, the floral arch stood ready, guests filled every seat, and the champagne tower gleamed.There was just one person missing.I was the one missing.Garrett stood alone in the empty airport.He had assumed that even if it took a few days, she would come back the way she always had over the past ten years: red-eyed, voice soft and yielding, obediently slipping into her wedding dress to stand at his side.He could still hold her hand while keeping a place for Kiera in his heart.He thought her love was something he owned, something that could never be lost.Then Kiera swept in on a cloud of perfume."Garrett, what are you doing here?" Kiera pressed a hand over half her face, eyes red-rimmed, her voice small and pitiful. "The doctor says the burn my sister gave me might leave a scar.""Garrett, what if it scars? How am I supposed to dance? How am I supposed to show my face.

Chapter 8

And so Garrett changed.The charming, confident Whitmore heir was gone.In his place stood a quiet, sullen man, permanently cloaked in gloom.He started drinking. He would sit alone in the empty mansion, night after night, until dawn.Margaret Whitmore watched her son spiral and, desperate, set him up on one date after another, hoping someone new could fill the void.But every time, the moment someone mentioned Vivian or he caught a glimpse of eyes that reminded him of hers, he would fly into a rage and send them away.Before long, everyone knew: the Whitmore heir was broken, and no one dared go near.More public still were the missing-person notices that appeared on digital billboards across the city.Not an official one. Garrett had paid a fortune to put it there.On the screen was an old performance photo of her in a white ballet dress, her smile radiant.Beside it was a single line."Vivian, come home. If you come back, I'll give you anything."Passersby would occasionally stop and

Chapter 9

His voice was hoarse. He pushed the car door open and stumbled out, reaching for my arm before freezing mid-motion.I stopped and looked at him, my expression perfectly calm.That face had appeared in my dreams countless times, jolting me awake every time.But now it was just a tired, unfamiliar mask that stirred nothing in me."How did you find me?"Garrett's eyes were red and brimming. His words tumbled out."I've been looking for you for so long... I transferred every ballet program I funded back home to an arts foundation. I mortgaged my Whitmore shares. Everything, just to find you.""Vivi, look. I've suffered too." He yanked up his pant leg, exposing a jagged surgical scar on his calf. "I hurt my leg in an accident while following a lead about you."I looked at the scar and almost laughed.I had once hidden the agony of a ruptured Achilles tendon, just so he wouldn't worry.Even when the pain had me drenched in cold sweat, I would smile and tell him I was fine.And now he was hol

Chapter 10

Kiera stood stunned, as if it had never occurred to her that my letting go was not weakness, but indifference.She opened her mouth to say something more, but Garrett shook her hand off."Go home." Garrett didn't spare Kiera a glance. His eyes stayed locked on me. "Who I love should be obvious enough by now."Kiera ran off crying, the sharp click of her heels fading into the distance.Garrett didn't follow me.He just stood there, watching me walk through the theater doors.Through the heavy glass, he watched me pick up my rehearsal notebook and take my place before the young dancers.My expression was focused, my eyes bright, and I carried a presence he had never seen before.I marked the counts with one hand, leaning in now and then to adjust a dancer's form, a quiet smile on my lips.In that moment, Garrett finally understood. The girl who had once orbited him, her eyes full of worship and love, was gone. But he didn't leave.A bouquet of fresh white roses appeared at the theater en

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