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Abandoned in White

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Ellie Cross

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Three months. No love. Just business... or so I thought. New York was supposed to be my escape from a broken home, a wedding that never happened, and a life I was desperate to forget. Not to spill coffee on a cold, infuriating CEO who now won't get out of my head. When I land a job as his assistant, I never expect him to offer me a fake relationship that could change everything. Public events. Lavish attention. A promotion at the end. The only rule? Don't fall in love. But Joe Lensworth plays dirty. And suddenly, the lines blur, the dares get hotter, and my heart's no longer safe. What happens when the game stops feeling like a game?

Chapter 1 One

I never imagined silence could hum so loudly. But there it was, echoing through the church like a secret everyone knew but wouldn't say out loud.

I stood at the edge of forever dressed in white, waiting for a man who wasn't coming. Forty nine minutes late!

The pianist had replayed the same soft melody so many times it now sounded like a funeral dirge.

The lace of my wedding dress scratched at my skin, suddenly too tight, too much. The bouquet in my hand felt like it weighed a thousand bricks, yet these were the beautiful flowers I had specifically asked for. He loved them as well. I stared at the double doors, willing them to burst open and let him in, breathless, apologetic, smiling that soft boyish smile I fell in love with.

He didn't.

Somehow I already knew he wouldn't. I could feel lumps forming in my throat and my eyes were starting to fill up. I couldn't cry. Not here and definitely not right now.

I could hear them now. The whispers. The judgements wrapped in pity.

"Poor girl..."

"Didn't she see this coming?"

At this moment, I missed my sister. Even if the weight of comparison between the both of us weighed me down most times, she remained the sweetest and most supportive person to me.

I glanced at the front pew where my mother sat, stone-faced. She hadn't turned to look at me once. Not even when the murmurs grew louder. Not even when the clock ticked past the point of forgiveness.

I knew what she was thinking. "I told you so"

To her, love had always been foolish. A thing only weak women chased. For someone who's been in five failed marriages, I probably should have listened to her.

I blinked hard to fight the tears. I felt a full ache spreading through my chest like a bruise.

Aunt Lisa appeared at my side, her eyes kind but worried. "Sweetheart, maybe there's been an accident"

I nodded once. Not because I believed her, but pretending was easier than accepting the truth.

Mike wasn't coming. No calls, no explanations, just silence.

And in that silence, something inside me finally cracked. I turned on my heel and walked away.

Gasps followed. So did the sound of my heels clicking against the marble. The veil slipped off my head, but I didn't bother picking it up.

Outside, the sun was blinding. I stumbled down the steps of the church, each one feeling like a decision I couldn't take back. I made it to the corner before the sob finally slipped out.

I crouched beside a parked car, my heart pounding like it wanted to break free from my chest.

Behind me, I heard heels, sharp and controlled; my mother.

"This is exactly what happens when you chase dreams that don't belong to you," she said, not unkindly but not gently either.

I didn't look up. "He was kind to me"

"And still left"

I stood slowly. Her eyes scanned me, the smudged makeup, the undone dress and the bouquet now tossed aside.

"You've always been too much of a dreamer," she muttered. I honestly didn't know how those words seemed helpful in this moment, but that summed up my relationship with my mother.

I met her gaze, steady now. "Maybe, but I'm done shrinking to fit into a life that never wanted me."

She blinked, stunned into silence for the first time in years.

"I'm leaving," I said. "Not just this church, this town. Everything!"

"And where will you go?" Her voice cracked slightly.

"To the city," I replied. "I'll figure it out"

"You don't have a job. No apartment. No one waiting for you."

"I'll figure it out," I repeated, this time for myself.

I couldn't even tell if she was genuinely worried about my wellbeing or this was another mechanism to keep me bound, especially as Cindy was gone. This time however, I didn't care about pleasing her or hiding in the background just so she could at least choose me.

This time, I was choosing myself.

I didn't know where the road would take me. Only that it wouldn't bring me back here. Not to a family that only ever saw me through someone else's shadow. I was done being the girl left behind.

Today was supposed to be the beginning of my forever, and maybe it still was. Just not the version I had expected.

Let them talk. Let them whisper. Let them pity me. I, on the other hand, couldn't wait to see what the next chapter of my life would bring.

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Abandoned in White

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Chapter 1 One

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