Silence lingered in the space after Cole’s objection.
I stood on the altar, paralyzed. There was buzzing in my ears, a sick feeling in my stomach, and suddenly, it felt as if everything were moving in slow motion.
Ash took a step forward. His mother’s hand moved to her mouth in horror. His dad came to his feet. Courtney stepped in to intercede and stop Cole somehow.
But how exactly could she have possibly stopped Cole from getting inside? He was still as big as he’d ever been. Still the tall, built football player he’d been in college. There was no way anyone could stop him if he was determined.
One look into his blue eyes showed just how determined he was.
I should have known then what to do. The choice should have been easy, but it never had been. That was how we’d gotten here to be
