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After a decade of devotion, my partner—freshly retired from military service—had at last come back to wed me. However, while exploring his old device, I discovered 512 GB of messages brimming with yearning for another person. Despite her blocking him, the red alerts didn't deter him from sending lengthy notes and amorous video declarations to her. With a heavy heart, I went to the medical center to retrieve my pre-wedding health report, only to witness him on bended knee, offering a ring and pleading: "Zolenn, I abandoned my aspirations for you. I simply ask that you keep the baby! If

Betrayed Before the Bells, A Bride's Shattered Dream

Yzail was flustered, his words tumbling out in a frantic rush. "Lanaya, it's not what you think. Please return, alright? Come back home, and I'll clarify everything."


But what was there to clarify? Did he expect me to justify my decision to flee from the wedding? Was I supposed to explain why I left Zolenn standing there in her bridal gown and diamond ring, only to be mocked? If he had genuinely fallen for someone else, he could have simply ended our relationship. I wasn't one to cling to someone who didn't want me.


In the past, if he hadn't made that dramatic declaration at the airport, I would have kept my feelings hidden forever, content with my solitary piano playing. If not for him, I would never have associated with Zolenn at all.


Chapter 8