ed in Selena's ears like a cruel symphony she could not escape. The people she had known her whole life-all the

er fingers, sticky with the thorns she hadn't noticed before. The roses felt like a metapho

eart. The man she had believed loved her enough to wal

er. Phones lifted toward her. Every whisper was a needle. "Bride ab

run. She wanted to vanish, to escape into the streets where no one knew her, wh

her chest, beneath the hum

red: You cannot le

with both anger and embarrassment. "Adrian!" he bellowed, his voice echoing t

. There was no apolo

trembling. "Selena, my darling..." she whispe

orted her. Instead, it felt like another reminder: the world had turned against

he saw

ral but betraying a faint hint of triumph. She had been the one to steal him-right

mo

ix months of lies. Six months of smiling while pretending everything was fine. Six months of

ous laugh. Not one of relief. But sharp, dangerous, and low, as if

The sight was surreal. He walked with the calm confidence of a man who had al

voice smooth, almost

le word carried the weight of betrayal, pain, and fury. Her nails dug int

ened. "It's not ab

king against the marble. "You humiliated me. You humiliated my family. And yo

pened, then clos

could not. Eyes were glued to her, phones raised, cameras clicking. The

, attempted to sp

"Don't pretend. Don't apologize. Don't make it about anything other than the fact that you stole ev

s slipped for just a fraction of a second. Selena saw it. And for the first time, she r

poke, his voice tight with frustration. "Se

nom. "Overreacting? You left me at the altar, Adrian. You gave m

xpected power. The fire in her chest grew hotter. I will not

ned. "You're being dramat

urning. "You think this is just a wedding? Do you have any idea what you've done? The humiliation? The

's faces were pale, but no one dared interrupt. Even Lila's trium

You're lucky," she said quietly, almost to herself

ith a mixture of anger and

er head. "I can't. Not yet. But I will. So

ed with tension. Not just h

elena gently shook them off. "No. I need to stand here. I

shock to curiosity. What is she going

had felt moments ago was still there, gnawing at her heart. But it

ill not be weak. And I will not forgi

le of tears threatening to fall. They woul

e since this nightmare had begun, she noticed fear flicker in his

But she would make them all pay fo

facing everyone who had witnessed her shame, Selena felt

only the

betrayal was