Broken Vows by Tessa Montgomery

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After countless sleepless nights, surprisingly caught some solid z’s on the flight.

In my dreams, Antonio’s face kept showing up, like he was just waiting for me there.

Back when we were just seven, we used to play games together.

He’d tell me he was the groom, and I was the prettiest bride.

When we turned eighteen, we made that game real.

He vowed to hustle hard and give me a grand wedding.

But when did things start to fall apart between us?

Did it start after Stella showed up, or was it before that?

I couldn’t even remember it anymore.

Antonio had been the center of my world for as long as I could remember.

No matter how much I tried to stay cool and get over him, it felt like my insides were being torn apart.

Once I landed, I didn’t even have the guts to turn on my phone.

‘Grace!”

My mom was waving at me, standing out in a sea of foreigners.

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It had been ages since we last saw each other.

She wasn’t the same woman I remembered, sitting on the couch, crying, waiting for my dad to come home.

She was older, but she exuded more charm than before.

much,” she said, her voice filled

mom kept touching my face, saying

just let go and hugged her

not holding it against you.

myself first before seeking love from others.”

choice. “Grace, Antonio’s been calling non–stop,” my mom warned me. She tried to dry my

I’m with you all the way,”

was blowing up with

catch up on the latest, another call was coming in.

stress, like he was holding the whole world on his shoulders.

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heard Antonio this worked

the picture, why was he still worried

to explain, “Grace, have you

going on with Stella. I promise you. She’s

you’ve left on my journal pages. I’ve been remiss, but it was never my intention to hurt

feeling kind of

get that you think you’re obligated to stay with me, but that’s why I’m walking away. It’s to

you happy with

“Why the tears?”

Stella was his shining moment, the highlight of

the most vivid chapter of his

I put in the work to

glory days, I was

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business associates, doing whatever it took

was senseless, so wasted! nearly

that registered with

onto was the heady, fantastical ride Stella offered him.

Stella’s name tattooed on his chest, lying to me that it was a reminder of the hard times, a symbol to

yearned to keep alive was his

the chance to reclaim his true

miss me

me a lesson, didn’t you? You’ve got it bad for me, so