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.

groom- strikingly handsome, his deep eyes holding a world of

exchanged quick glances before making

“Ready?”

Calliope, a hint of impatience

her voice soft. “Does the dress look good on me?”

cursory glance. But before he could answer, his phone buzzed.

flashed on the screen.

is about to start. Could you not take her call?”

She knows I’m getting married today, so

answered the call. His brows furrowed deeper as

he hung up.

to Yvette! I need to go. You’ll

turned to

it’s our wedding today. What’s more important,

than my own life. I

I

please. A wedding is just a ceremony. You can go

her beautiful eyes brimmed

without a groom? Am I supposed to marry your photo?”

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