Riley POV
Something's wrong. I can feel it. It's only been a few minutes, but it feels like a lifetime until Dax comes staggering back into the room, his face ashen, his clothes crumpled, a look of utmost despair on his face. That wasn't the worst thing, though.
No, the worst thing was that he was holding tightly to Sofia's hand as she walked beside him, a new dress on, a wide smile on her face, while the crowd automatically parted for them, and they stopped in the centre of the room.
I couldn't breathe. I tried to catch his eye, but his eyes were blankly staring off into the distance. Behind them were Dax's parents, and mine brought up the rear.
They all looked so happy.
This can't be happening. He promised me, I thought, my heart hammering inside my chest, he promised me that he
