faced woman named Dr. Altherr. We sat in her quiet office

the final details. The procedure is scheduled for two

d a genuine concern. I nodded, my throat too tight

smile. "You can spend the morning as yo

, a stark contrast to the chaos inside me. I didn't know what to do with my last few hours on e

cket. A text message from

use an extra hand with some last-minute wedding preparations. Since you

ising in my chest. Was this a joke? Wa

came through befo

course. Say, five thousand do

onizing day into a transaction. He was flaunting his wealth, his happiness, his vic

dgment, I typed back

a part of me needed to see it all, to burn the image of

rry of activity. Flowers, ribbons, and stressed-looking staff were everywhere. Olivia was speaking to

't offer to shake my hand this time. "Here's the seating plan. Just make sure the families are balance

. She was laughing at something the florist said. It was a genuine, happy laugh.

ayouts, but my eyes kept drifting back to them. I watched as Liam brought her a cup of coffee, kissing her on the temple. I saw hi

valley. They were my favorite flower. I had once f

y," Liam said. "What

ion of a second. "They're okay," she said, her voice flat. "B

ng me from her present, she was rewriting our past. It was a c

e sounds of the lobby faded to a dull roar. The disease was getting worse, the tumor in my brain making its presence known. I took a few de

e, looking down at the char

" I said, my

omsman," he said, his tone casual, but his eyes

e to stand beside him while he married the love of my l

voice firm. "Th

he shrugged, turn

ng towards me. For a moment, our eyes met. Her expression was unreadable, a

d to her. "The ch

and distant. She didn't look at me, he

left to say. I turned and walked out of th

umbled. My leg gave out, and I pitched forward, right into the path of an oncoming tram. Th

. I fell backward onto the pavement, landing hard. I looked up, dazed,

y wallet. A receipt from a jewelry store, dated a week before she broke up with me. It was for a custom-engraved bracelet. I had never seen it.

with him while we were still together. While I was planning our future, she was having a bracelet engrav