Chapter 2 - The Silent Witness in the Shadows
While my parents refused to accompany me to the emergency room, preferring a taxi over family loyalty, another figure lingered in the shadows of the resort lobby. Alden, Sutton’s immaculate and seemingly devoted fiancé, had witnessed the entire push. Unlike my mother, who blamed me for being dramatic, Alden’s face had drained of color. He had heard Sutton’s malicious whisper just before she caught my ankle with her stiletto. Later that night, while the surgeon prepped me for emergency hardware replacement surgery, my phone buzzed with an anonymous text message containing undeniable video proof of the shove. When Alden walked out of the rehearsal dinner without a word, he wasn't just abandoning a bride—he was stepping straight into my war room.
