Minutes before saying ‘I do,’ I locked myself in the bathroom to calm my nerves. Then, the door opened and I heard a voice that shattered my world: it was Jerry, my fiancé, confessing the cruelest truth.

as she listened to the words that followed, each one a dagger to her heart.

“I can’t believe we’re actually doing this,” Jerry’s voice said, followed by a sound that sent a chill down Sofia’s spine. A kiss. Not a peck on the cheek, but a deep, desperate kiss.

Sofia’s world spun. She pressed her back to the cold tiles, trying to steady herself. This couldn’t continue reading …