Once Upon a Marriage
We sat like that for a moment, his hand still holding my face as if he could anchor me to something steady.
Then, out of nowhere, a question slipped out of my mouth before my brain could catch up. “If you’re here… where’s Max?”
The shift in his expression was immediate, a flicker of realization, followed by something sharp and panicked. He stepped back, raking a hand through his hair.
“I—” His voice cracked, and then he said it. “I left him at the school.”
“What?” My stomach dropped. “You left him?”
“I was supposed to pick him up after his ceremony,” he said quickly, almost defensively, “but when I saw your text about the fire, I—” He stopped mid-sentence, his face draining of color. “God, E
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