Chapter 4
On the way to the hotel, my mom and best friend each held one of my hands, trying to comfort me.
I knew my hands were ice cold.
They looked at me like I was made of glass.
I tried to smile.
Told them I was fine.
But my body kept shaking.
No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t stop.
Seven years.
Seven years of memories, love, fights, makeups.
Seven years of growing up with the same person.
I’m only twenty–five.
That means nearly a third of my life was spent with Liam.
And now?
I had to walk away.
Cut him off like he never existed.
I could do it.
But it was gonna hurt like hell.
I never imagined a life without Liam.
And I never imagined it would end like this.
The hotel Liam booked was just a few blocks from our wedding venue.
It was peak holiday season–rooms were expensive as hell.
That place had to cost him over $300 a night.
Funny, just two days ago,
He was crying about how broke he was from all the wedding expenses.
Now I felt sick all over again.
Even my best friend, who usually gives people the benefit of the doubt, snapped.
“What a piece of trash.”
We had so many people with us–family, friends, cousins-
The hotel front desk staff looked stunned.
“I’m sorry, we don’t have enough rooms for-”
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“We’re not here to stay,” I interrupted, forcing a smile.
“We’re here to find someone.”
“Oh. Uh–just sign in, please.”
We each signed our names.
Then they pointed us to the elevators.
This place didn’t even have good soundproofing.
We stepped out of the elevator, and boom-
Moaning.
Loud, breathy, unmistakable.
Dirty talk echoing down the hallway.
His room was only a few doors down.
And there was no question what was going on inside.
I heard everything.
My hands clenched into fists.
Nails digging into my palms.
Didn’t even feel it.
“Sophia…”
My mom wrapped her arms around me, her voice trembling.
My brother had had enough.
He stormed forward, ready to pound on the door-
But one of my younger cousins stopped him and whispered something in his ear.
That cousin’s always been the sneaky one.
Whatever he said, it worked.
My brother stepped back, then banged on the door.
“Open up! This is a raid!”
Total chaos erupted inside.
Rustling.
Panicked whispers.
Frantic shuffling,
“Open the damn door!” my brother yelled.
Liam finally staggered over and opened it.
Hair a mess. Face pale.
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And then he saw us.
Me.
My parents.
My brother.
All my bridesmaids.
My uncles, aunts, cousins-
A whole damn squad.
Fifteen people, standing in the hallway.
Looking straight at him.
Not a word.
Just judgment.
And disgust.
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