Elaine
"I should have stayed!" I fumed, annoyed with myself for bolting the moment Gabrielle Springer showed up. I shouldn't have reacted at all. But in my defence, she was all too cheery walking in something had snapped with her sudden presence.
And yes, being his fiancee had everything to do with it. I wasn't ready to see the woman Grayson had chosen—freely—to be tied to.
Neither was I prepared for the pain that came with it. If I had thought hearing about the engagement from Amanda was painful, it was nothing compared to seeing her.
My eyes stung, but I wouldn't let the tears fall.
"We wouldn't have worked out. He's not the man I thought he was. I've moved on." I muttered to myself, trying to convince my aching heart. All it did, however, was dredge up more of our past. The things
