All Chapters of Loving You Got Me Killed Once Already: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Thea's POVDuring those days, everything had felt sweet. I had spent countless hours imagining what our life would be like after we got married. I would be the best wife I could be, stand by his side through everything, and give him a house full of beautiful children.But on our wedding day, I noticed that Ryland was completely out of it. His eyes kept drifting to one person in the crowd of guests.I knew her. She was a classmate from our university, in the same department as Ryland. Her name was Payton Ames.After the ceremony, I found Ryland in the lounge, drunk, still murmuring Payton's name."Ryland, do you have feelings for someone else?""Yeah, I do. So what? I still married you, didn't I?"He shoved me away, his voice dripping with anger and resentment. I hit the ground and scraped my knee open, but I didn't even feel the pain… because the pain in my chest was so much worse.I truly had no idea he had feelings for someone else. I had never seen any sign of him dating ano

Thea's POVI sent Ryland a text. "Let's get a divorce."I had to text because he never picked up when I called."Thea, you already got what you wanted. Can you just settle down and stop making trouble?"It was the first time he had ever sent me a reply that long."I'm serious. Let's get a divorce.""Thea, who do you think you are? You decide we're getting married, and now you decide we're getting divorced? Not a chance."To get the divorce settled as quickly as possible, I decided to go to the hotel where Ryland was staying and talk to him face to face. But I never got the chance.A flower pot fell from somewhere high above, and I saw a child standing directly beneath it. I ran over and threw my arms around the kid, but there was no time to get out of the way. The pot hit me square on the head, and everything went black.…My phone ringing pulled me out of the memory. It was Ryland. I frowned slightly but picked up anyway."Thea, I appreciate you and your parents looking aft

Thea's POV"No, Thea, you've got it wrong. You're the one I like. I only want to get engaged to you.""Thea, here, put this on. It's a bit cold here. And do you want some dessert?"I hadn't even noticed Perry come up behind me. Before I could react, he was already draping his suit jacket over my shoulders.The gesture startled me, and I spun around to look at him. He gave me a quick, exaggerated wink, and I understood instantly. He was doing it deliberately, trying to get under Ryland's skin.Watching Perry fuss over me like that, Ryland's grip on his champagne glass tightened visibly."Thea, who is he?""Perry Holcomb. He's my colleague and business partner.""I'm the one who funded the company," Perry added. "So technically, I'm their boss." Then he turned to me. "You and Tori should go mingle, make the rounds and introduce yourselves."That was exactly why we were here tonight, to meet as many people as possible, and now that Perry had given the nudge, Tori and I needed t

Thea's POVTori complained about it constantly. "Am I becoming the world's biggest third wheel? I don't even need to eat lunch anymore because you two are feeding me enough PDA to keep me full. Somebody, please save me."As much as Tori loved being the comic relief of our little trio, when it came to work, all three of us took things seriously. After six months of nonstop effort, the company had grown into a real operation. We hit obstacles along the way, but we tackled every single one of them head-on and came out the other side.At the celebration dinner after we landed our first major deal, Perry officially confessed his feelings for me. Tori cried harder than I did, throwing her arms around me and saying she hoped I would be happy forever.And I knew that this time around, I would be, because I was with someone who actually loved me.Not long after, Tori had good news of her own. She went public with her boyfriend and said she was tired of watching us be all lovey-dovey withou

Ryland's POVWhen I came to, relatives from both families had already arrived. They were gathered around Thea's body, sobbing, but I couldn't hear any of it. My mind was completely blank as I stared numbly at the white sheet covering her.When I finally went back to the home Thea and I had shared, I looked around, searching for any trace of her, but there was nothing.I went to the study, and the first thing I noticed was the diary sitting in the corner. I walked over and picked it up.I remembered the first time I had seen it. We had gotten into a terrible fight over it. This was the second time I was seeing it, and now she and I were separated by death itself."September 1st, 2012. Sunny."I'm so happy. Ryland and I went to register at our new school together today. We were wearing the same uniform, walking through the gates side by side, and everything just felt right."He even carried my boxes, and I wiped the sweat off his face. I wanted to lean in and whisper that I liked