All of that felt like a living nightmare.
When Emrys snapped his eyes open, the stabbing pain in his chest didn't fade one bit. If anything, it only grew sharper, gnawing at him even harder.
Just then, his phone on the table buzzed to life, the name "Elara" flashing across the screen.
He glanced at it, his chest tight with irritation, but still swiped to answer.
Elara's voice came through the speaker. "Emrys, we agreed you'd come with me to try on wedding dresses today. I'm already here, and I've already paid for the press releases too," she said.
Emrys's tone was ice-cold, not a single flicker of hesitation in his words. "Miss Penrose, I'm terminating our contract unilaterally. The wedding is off," he replied.
Elara's fingers clenched so hard her knuckles whitened, her voice crackin
