Broken Vows by Tessa Montgomery

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“I didn’t say anything. Why would you think I’m angry?” I felt my fingers turned icy.

Antonio suddenly felt like a stranger.

We’d navigated his decade–long entrepreneurial journey together, side–by–side.

Now, I was reduced to nothing more than a means to end.

Antonio roared, “What do you mean by that? She’s your sister! Why can’t you show her some concern?”

Swallowing the ache in my chest, I took a deep breath. “She’s not my sister. She’s the bastard child of a mistress.”

His face contorted with rage, “Grace! How dare you speak to Stella like that!

“Apologize to her right now! No wonder your own parents abandoned you!

“No wonder no one likes you.

“You’re repulsive!”

He’d actually used my deepest insecurities against me.

My father’s affair and my mother’s subsequent departure had left me feeling unwanted.

remembered Antonio rushing to my defense whenever

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the best girl in the world. Even if no one else wants you, I’ll

believed

a happy family with him,

every time I’d mentioned

I understood why. He’d never loved me.

my eyes

Antonio’s eyes flickered.

he’d gone too far, “I

neglect me again,”

I turned to leave, a

booked my

was in two weeks, the day of our

my wedding had become the countdown

discarded the wedding decorations and anything that reminded me of us.

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