Broken Vows by Tessa Montgomery

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His words were like needles to my heart.

Clutching my chest, I realized that Antonio wasn’t worth my love.

He never truly trusted me, choosing to believe someone who should never have had his ear.

Celia gave me a smug look, then clung to Antonio’s sleeve pitifully. “I took some of Dad’s attention. It’s fine if Grace hates me for it. What others think doesn’t matter, as long as you understand me, Antonio.”

She ended with a sweet smile, and Antonio’s eyes softened.

He playfully tapped her nose and helped her up.

Looking at me, disappointed, he said, “Grace, you’ve lost someone you loved. You know how it feels. Celia has cancer and time’s ticking. Can’t you grant her this one wish?”

His words broke my heart again. I managed a bitter smile.

How could Antonio mention my loss so coolly?

His mother and mine had once been best friends.

it was my

managing everything during the day while caring for sickly Antonio at

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little boy. My mother

medicinal meals, and gradually restored

hadn’t been so set on marrying me, he

alone in a foreign country,

never forget how he glared at Celia and her mother with pure hatred at my

ten years later, Antonio told me it

at him in anger, but after all that letdown,

what you want. We’re

moment, then gave me a familiar smile. “Don’t say that. I’ll be with

ignored the protests of my

there, watching them leave, and suddenly remembered his confession on my 18th

bouquet of red roses, his face flushed.

isn’t. Grace, I’ll never marry anyone but you,” he said with a serious

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