The Jilted Blind Bride's Spectacular Comeback

lack void she had woken up to for the past three years,

r trembling fingertips traced the clear, distinct outline of her own palm. Her vision

hit the freezing hardwood floor as she rushed toward the bedroom door

was dead silent, save for the heavy ticking of the gr

o see if he had left a note, she noticed the bottom

opener from the desk, wedged the tip into the lock, and twisted hard. The scre

of paper with yellowed edges-the marriage certif

ze on her face, as if a bucket of ice water had been dumped over her head, chilling h

gal department of Goodwin Energy Group. On the bride's signature line was a neat, looping name: Chasity Owen. That name was no stranger to Keira-Chasity was the only daughter

ceremony was set for ten o'clock this morning at The Plaza Hotel i

fought for air. Every gentle word Cory had whispered while she was b

of blood filled her mouth. Standing up, she grabbed the invalid marriage cert

n black trench coat over her jeans, grabbed her white fol

d autumn wind hit her cheeks. Without a trace of hesita

n the rearview mirro

a kept her voice flat and freezing. "

gripped the white cane so tightly her knuckles turn

entrance. Keira paid with cash, pushed the door open, and tapped her ca

ly, pitching her voice to sound soft and helpless. "Thank you, I can

om on the second floor. Behind her dark lenses, Keira's cold eyes sc

ira smoothly sidestepped a rushing waiter carrying a tray

s. Inside, a string quartet was playing, mixed with th

oor. Standing beside a towering champagne fountain was Cory

ing gown was Chasity, the dark red mole on

. Chasity giggled, playfully tapping his chest before til

violently, a wave of nau

voices low. "I heard Cory's blind ex-girlfriend sti

, that blind girl would have starved to death on the str

and the corner of her mouth curled into a cold, mocking sneer. Making

followed the overhead signs down a side co

near the exit, completely ignoring a woman in sunglasse

VIP door. It was slightly ajar, a sliver

er fingertips brushing the cold metal of a micro-surg