elia

rd me that I never thought he was capable of it. "What do you think? That I'm

stammered, my voice unsteady as I tried to make sens

g. "If you didn't want us to get married, you should have said

room finally slipped down my cheeks. My vision blurred as I shook my head slowly, my chest r

wanted to hold onto him, to stop everything from falling apar

id, his voice firm and final.

as I struggled to breathe properly. "You can't call off the wedding, Peter. We've already invited people... ev

his is a setup, Peter. Someone who doesn't want us to get married is behind this," I said, my voice lowering as doubt cr

into the living room, tha

deliberate, like she already knew what was happening. There was a small smirk

bling as I took a small step toward her. "Please, you n

y, her tone light like this was all amusing to her. "You're th

elief. For a moment, I couldn't even recognize the person standing in

g closer to Peter like she belonged there. "You just

ed through my mind again. The drink... the dizziness... everything going dark. My fing

ce shaking as I looked at her. "Anya, you

t you're going with now? Another lie?" she said, shaking her head slightly. "Good thing Pete

er, the hurt, the betrayal-it all rushed out at once. I moved f

her cheek as she glared at me. "Have yo

king as tears streamed down my face. "You're

ver as I searched his face for something, anything,

sharp sting spread across my face. I froze for a moment, my hand sl

e victim," Peter said coldly.

r away. I stood there, barely able to process what ha

s hand gently touching her cheek where I had slapped her. "A

shes lowering as she shook her head. "I'm

e way he looked at her, the way his voice changed, the way sh

hing that had been

d at them, my breath catching in my throat. This wasn't j

s someth

g I hadn

aking her hand. "Let me get

ore. Before they walked out, Anya turned her head slightly, her eyes meeti

ine now,

em, the sound echoing in

d been holding back finally broke free. A sob escaped my lips before I could