t, exactly as Chloe

wanted. But the giant photo at the entrance wasn't of us. It

ath in gold script, it said, "

borate prank by Mark. He was always pull

trance, to find Chloe and f

like a refrigerator and wore a tight-f

only," he grunted,

I said, my voice tight with co

of Chloe and Mark, then back at m

Mark. Now get lost be

starting to pound. "This is

, the one I had helped her pick out. Mark was beside her, his arm wrapped possessively around her

brate the happiest day of our liv

ank. This could

the stage, my steps quic

a second, I saw panic in her eyes befo

big man who had stopped me at the door. "Looks like w

e was Mark's older brother. I recogn

lost," Dale snarl

g to pull away. "I'm Alex. I'm engaged to C

Chloe, pleading with my eyes. "

gaze. She just look

l fan here. A bit of a stalker, actually. He's been obsessed wit

ey looked confused, but nobody moved to help. They believed the chari

e poison. "We've been together for five yea

a deep, gut-wrenching humiliation. He was

cé!" I yelled

o my arm. "You heard my brother. You're an irrele

to get to the stage again. I had to h

irt and slammed his fist into my stomach. The air r

me towards the exit. I stumbled, trying to catch

twisted beneath me, and I

y wrist to my shoulder. I cried ou

aid calmly from the stage, as

floor. My shoes squeaked pathetically against the wood. He th

the impact jarring my broken bon

spat, before slamming

ng with pain, my mind a chaotic storm of disbe

was nothing compared to the crushing we

lo

hed back jus

. "Alex, honey, I think I might be pregnant.

hrill shot through m

take a test alone. Can you go get one? The fancy digital kind? F

g her forehead. "Anything. Don't worry,

teful smile. "You're the bes

of pregnancy test. It was all a lie. A cruel, calculated diversion to get me out

riving, she was gettin

of a physical blow, leaving me more

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