Chapter 2 - THE SHATTERED WEDDING.
My mind violently snapped back to the events that had set this nightmare into motion.
It was supposed to be a day of celebration, a lavish gathering in a gilded ballroom.
Instead, I found myself collapsing onto the cold marble floor after a brutal strike.
My pristine white dress was torn across the abdomen, exposing the heavy curve of my pregnant belly.
Blood ran hotly down my chin, dripping onto the flawless stone beneath me.
The man standing over me was my husband, his fists clenched in rage.
"Stop embarrassing my family," he spat out, his voice echoing through the stunned silence of the room.
I tasted copper as I glared up at him, my vision blurring from the pain.
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"You chose them," I whispered, realizing the depth of his betrayal.
The life I thought we were building together was nothing but a fragile lie.
