Broken Vows by Tessa Montgomery

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Ten years. Ten years we’d been together, and finally, my boyfriend had proposed.

I had envisioned a future filled with joy, a future shattered the moment I saw him– my Antonio Kaufman — embracing Stella Parrish, his first lolve, in the very home we were to share.

“I’ll always love you. If you say yes, I’ll marry you right away,” Antonio whispered to Stella.

The agony was a physical blow.

His betrayal wasn’t a recent event; it stretched back years.

Despair, raw and suffocating, consumed me.

I had to end this.

Inside, their fervent kiss echoed, each sound a chilling hammer blow to my heart.

I flung Antonio’s engagement ring into the trash and dialed my mother’s international number.

“Mom,” I choked out, biting my lip to stifle the tremor in my voice, “Antonio cheated on me. I’m not marrying him.”

My mother’s voice was bright with something that sounded suspiciously like relief. “I’ll book your ticket right away. You know I’ve always wanted you close.”

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managed a strangled response.

continued, her voice soothing, “There’s no need to rush into marriage and children. Focus on your career.

here for you.”

hours ago, I’d believed Antonio was a good

and despite his success, he’d remained scandal–free until tonight, until Stella

invite

no idea why she’d suddenly

saw her, Antonio had

me at the

She’d been cruel, taking everything from me for over two

last person

his face alight with joy, extinguished any remaining affection I

by a morbid curiosity, I’d

my pajamas, lay in our bed,

warming milk for her.

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but bent to massage her feet.

upset me on purpose? You know I hate Grace the most.” Stella

then pulled her close, their lips meeting

vision, streaming

was I crying?

for the wasted decade.

tried to initiate intimacy, Antonio