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Chapter One

Mia

“We should dance,” I tell Vince, placing lass back down on the table

Francesca’s wedding is absolutely lovely I couldn’t be happier for her I search the dance floor for her and her new husband, fighting down the vague pang of jealousy I know I have Vince, but it doesn’t feel like I have anything It would be so nice to be in her place, in the big white dress, thepossessively on my hip Salvatore obviously adores her and she deserves that She deserves her happy ending She deserves her handsome prince

Maybe I don’t

Maybe Vince was mine, and I squandered him

Francesca has Salvatore Meg has Mateo Anddisaster to constantly divert

“I don’t wanna dance,” Vince tells lass of whiskey

The open bar has been a little too generous to hi ti both of us hard I was happy to stand with Francesca at the church, but I was nothit by a truck when Mateo appeared at the end of the aisle He looked at Sal first, giving ant in a well-tailored tux Then his gazeas he escorted Francesca down the aisle So s clawed at , jealousy, fear, dismay, confusion, shame, just to name a few

Then Mateo’s brown eyes aze on me most of the way down the aisle, and I couldn’t breathe I couldn’t even adequately handle everything I was feeling, so I damn sure didn’t have the presence of mind to led to draw breath intoto have to stand in exactly that spot at his wedding I’ to stand there on the altar, across fro walk up that very sa his face while he repeats the vows Sal spoke, his eyes gloith the saht in front of me, but not to me

I realized watching hi to devastate me, it won’t oing to kill me