orf Astor's grand ballroom, there was no way I cou
e, a reunion with my family and my husband, Liam. This was exactly what I had been looking forward to for days-In Fact, I had
d at the altar where the couple st
him
tuxedo and looking every bit the pict
l week twisted into a sharp and paralyzing ache inside me
the veil and the soft blonde curls and knew it framed t
nd into that of Liam's as her vows poured from h
the scattered whispers of guests in the ballroom all faded
was marryin
aint either. I just stood there, frozen, as the voices of the couple I had
my ears and sounded a mockery of the pr
ch me so I could wake up from th
be a night
husband and wife, I forced my eye
drifted through the reception unnoticed. No one seemed to wonder w
en my
whisper something in Charlotte's ear and his hand brushing her sto
d like a crazy woman. "So this is what
otte's face drained of color but Liam didn't even flinch
tone sounding far too calm
hands trembled by my side. "What the hell is this?
ously in front of her gown. "Sophia, please...
voice rose so high I wouldn't be shocked if it carried beyond the hall. "You didn't mean for me to find out at my own sister
that had been kept for relatives to intervene. She was wearing a calm face as if one of her daughters had no
me in a cold voice. "This is a family
to fall down my cheeks. "I just found out my husband marri
arlotte. This is exactly why you couldn't be the perfect wife to Liam. You were never going to
ound them. "An heir," I echoed in a hollow voice as I looked at the si
y inability to have children
y words. "It's not persona
e man I thought I knew...the man that I loved. But all I saw was cold d
e slided the envelope across the table. "Sign t
I snatched the envelo
he ink on it smeared as my
muttered as I shook my h
coldly. "Sign the p
red a
st caused my world to shatter into a million pieces and he expected me to move on as if
r and I could feel their judgmental e
ossible. There was no way I
I squared my shoulders, signed the
id as I looked at him with
protectively over her stomach which made it ob
t the final straw for me. I couldn't look at her o
d stormed out of the ballroom even a
Liam and the rest