Chapter 2
“Jake?”
My heartbeat raced as I shot a glance at Jake.
Every muscle in his body tensed as his eyes widened at the door. He was just as shocked and bewildered as I was. Without notice, he took swift steps to the entryway.
My ribs tightened as everything slowed. The raspy voice echoed through my brain. Who was it, and why were they looking for him on our wedding day? I picked up my dress and covered myself before fleeing into the next room. I perched on the other side of the ajar door, listening for any familiar sound.
A loud smack of a hand meeting a cheek cracked through the hallway.
My calf muscles numbed as a sudden heaviness expanded through my body. I cringed. Who the hell just slapped my husband?
“I can’t believe you married her anyway,” an older woman seethed.
Okay,
