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.

strode in, his long strides confident. He looked every bit the perfect groom- strikingly handsome, his deep eyes holding a world of secrets. A

artists exchanged quick glances

“Ready?”

Calliope, a hint of impatience in his eyes.

him, her voice soft. “Does the dress look good on

cursory glance. But before he could answer,

flashed on

Could you not take her call?”

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

call. His brows furrowed

he hung up.

I need to go. You’ll have to manage

to

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

my own life.

what am I to

is just a ceremony. You can go on with

Calliope’s lips, but her beautiful eyes brimmed with something deeper–profound disappointment.

without a groom? Am I supposed

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