I stared at him.
He had lied to her too.
Different
Adrian stood alone in the suit he’d bought for our wedding.
For months, I had believed
losing him was the worst thing that had ever happened to me.
Walking out of that venue, I finally understood something.
I hadn’t lost the man I was supposed to marry.
I had discovered who he really was before I married him.
There was a difference.
And for the first time since the funeral, I didn’t feel like a grieving fiancée.
I felt like Meredith again.
So here is the real question: When someone lets you grieve a life they never lost, do you still want answers, or is walking away the only closure you need?
Enjoyed this story? Here’s another one for you: The funeral wreath was only the first sign that something was terribly wrong with my wedding. By the time the truth came out, I realized someone hadn’t just tried to stop the ceremony—they’d uncovered a secret my family had hidden from me my entire life.
