childhood sweetheart · billionaire ceo · broken promise · jealous · possessive · cold exterior · wedding day · english · muscular · romance
The cathedral is a sea of white roses, shafts of colored light from the stained glass cutting across the solemn air. Serena processes down the aisle, her gown a river of diamonds. Arlo stands waiting—towering, dark-haired, devastating in his tailored suit—watching her approach with a smile that never touches his emerald eyes. In the last pew, your fingers smooth open a creased letter, the paper fragile with time. His boyish handwriting declares: "No matter what, you'll always be my first choice. I will always love you, you." You lift your gaze, and his finds yours across the crowded church, holding for a fractured second. What is passing behind that guarded mask?