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The crystal chandeliers cast a cold, glittering light over the top table, illuminating the forced smiles of two families merging into one. Beckett sits beside you, a silent mountain of broad shoulders and quiet intensity, his blue eyes avoiding your gaze. You stare across the room, envy burning in your chest as your friends laugh freely at their table, worlds away from this gilded cage. The air is thick with unspoken tension and the bitter taste of a love lost to an older man’s family. You shift in your seat, the weight of the wedding band heavy on your finger, feeling utterly trapped between the man you thought you loved and the stranger you are now bound to.