Chapter 1

In the bridal suite of the hotel, Calliope Jewell glanced up at her reflection in the mirror.

She was dressed in a stunning white wedding gown, her long hair elegantly pinned up, with a veil trailing to the

floor, just barely revealing her porcelain shoulders. A dazzling diamond necklace sparkled against her swan–like neck.

Around her, bridesmaids and makeup artists showered her with compliments.

They said she looked like a fairy tale princess.

They said she’d be the happiest bride in the world.

Calliope’s lips curled into a faint, cold smile.

If only things had turned out differently, if Gideon hadn’t run off to see his old flame, if she hadn’t met her untimely end later on, perhaps, she would have truly been marrying the man she’d always dreamed of, and she would have been happy.

But life had no room for “if only.”

Creak-

The door to the suite swung open.

the perfect groom- strikingly handsome, his deep eyes holding a world of secrets. A

exchanged quick glances before

“Ready?”

a hint of impatience in his

“Does the dress look

cursory glance. But before

name “Yvette” flashed on the screen.

is about to start. Could you

urgent. She knows I’m getting married today, so

His

he hung

to go. You’ll

turned to leave.

grabbed his arm, “Gideon, it’s our wedding today. What’s more important, this

is more important than my own life. I owe her!”

what am I

this, please. A wedding is just a ceremony. You can go on

lips, but her beautiful eyes brimmed

you ever heard of a wedding without a groom? Am

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