Chapter 1 Marrying a Stranger
On my wedding day, my fiancé cheated on me.
I stared at the email on my phone.
My fiancé, Felix, was in bed, having sex with my best friend…
They were completely naked, wrapped around each other like animals. The sound of their moans and heavy breathing filled the room, disgusting and raw.
At first, Abigail thought it had to be some kind of twisted prank.
But then he spoke.
That voice. That exact tone. Low, deep, unmistakably his.
It was Felix.
He was lost in it, arms wrapped around Caroline’s waist, letting ou those satisfied little sighs.
Totally different from the same cold, emotionless man she knew.
Abigail just stood there, frozen outside the reception hall, her
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phone shaking in her hand.
Her heart slammed against her chest, her breath caught in her
throat. Then-
Felix’s voice, cold and smug, played through her phone.
“Caroline, it should be you in that fucking wedding dress. The
thought of putting a ring on that woman’s finger makes me wanna puke.”
Caroline let out a laugh, soft and sugary. “So tell me… who do you really want? Me or Abigail?”
“You, obviously.”
His voice dripped with contempt.
“Abigail’s like a damn nun. Won’t even let me kiss her. She’s boring. Dead fish. Christ, she makes me sick.”
Caroline giggled harder, like it was the funniest thing she’d ever heard.
“Is that why you’re screwing me on your wedding day? So… are you still going through with it?”
“Not a chance.”
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Abigail felt the blood drain from her face.
She was standing there in her wedding dress, seconds away from walking down the aisle.
Waiting for the doors to open. Waiting to
marry a man who was in bed with someone
else.
Then her phone buzzed.
She picked it up.
Felix’s voice came through, flat and
heartless:
“Look, Abigail, Caroline needs me. Wedding’s off. You’ll have to tell everyone,”
he said flatly, his words hitting her like a
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make this right when it’s over.”
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“Make it right?” she shot back. “What’s your plan? Try to fix this mess of a marriage,
or just throw cash at me to get lost? Save
it.”
Abigail hung up and called her dad.
She wanted to tell them the wedding was
off.
But her dad spoke first, sounding guilty and worried. “Honey, Caroline’s sick. Mom and I probably can’t make it!”
Abigail’s heart dropped.
Of course. She wasn’t daddy’s little girl
anymore. 4/11
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Abigail barely knew how she ended
inside the venue.
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Looking out at all those happy faces in the crowd, she’d never felt more lonely.
Her chest felt like someone had ripped her heart out, leaving her struggling to breathe through the pain.
Nobody was coming to save her. She was
on her own.
But she wasn’t about to let those two get
away with it.
Heart pounding, she balled her hands int
fists.
Then she hiked up her dress, marched
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and arabbad the mic
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here? Everyone here knows the them; this
is so awkward!”
Abigail knew her plan was nuts, but she was out of options.
In less than thirty minutes, this scandal would spread like wildfire through Claudia’s high society, and she was determined not to share in the humiliation. She wanted to hold onto whatever dignity she had left.
But things didn’t go as she hoped.
Aside from a few whispers, no one came forward.
The atmosphere grew tense and heavy.
Abigail stood alone in the middle of the hall, 6/11
clutching her wedding dress
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breath of fresh air to Abigail. At that
moment, nothing could have sounded
better.
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The busy banquet hall went completely silent; everyone was shocked that someone actually stepped up to claim Abigail.
“Who is he?”
“No idea. I’ve never seen him before. He’s
definitely not part of Claudia’s elite circle.”
Today was supposed to bring the Winchester and Fitzgerald families together, an event for the social elite.
Either this guy had an impressive
background that kept him away from them,
or he was just a nobody who managed to
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As he got closer, Abigail felt a strong aura from him, a powerful energy that showed confidence and nobility.
“A guy like that… he doesn’t seem like
someone who need to be looking for a wife.
Maybe he has his own reasons for being
single?”
Abigail thought about it but quickly shook it off. That wasn’t the point right now. Her main goal today was to get through
the wedding and break free from the
Winchester family.
Steadying herself, Abigail looked at him
with a mix of doubt and hope. “Are you
really serious about marrying me?”
She needed to be sure he wasn’t just 8/11
messing around
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“You could say I’m a distant uncle.”
“An uncle?” Abigail raised an eyebrow,
sounding a bit skeptical.
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“Distant uncle,” he clarified, putting a little emphasis on “distant.”
She gave a slight smile, feeling reassured by his explanation. “Distant” meant he wasn’t too involved, and that was fine by her. Still, she needed to double–check.
“You’re really sure you won’t regret this?”
“I don’t do regret.”
There was something about the quiet
confidence in his voice that calmed her
nerves. Abigail nodded, her voice a bit 9/11 lighter now
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different.
“What kind of madness is this? You can’t
just treat a wedding like a business deal!”
“Has she lost her mind? Even if her fiancé
bailed, this is way too reckless!”
But Abigail ignored the whispers around
her.
She turned to the guests with a faint smile,
her voice steady and clear. “Thanks for
being here today. I also want to announce
that from now on, I have no ties to the
Winchester family. Please enjoy the rest of the evening!”
Meanwhile, Felix’s parents were still on the
way to the venue.
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hall.
The guests quickly told them that Abigail had already left with another man. Felix’s parents realized Abigail had married some random guy instead of Felix!
Jane was furious. “That little tramp! She’s deliberately humiliating our family! I need to find out who this man is!”
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