Chapter 1

I’ve never been one for beating around the bush.

So when intimate messages from a strange girl popped up on my doctor boyfriend’s phone, I didn’t hesitate. I just placed the phone in front of Liam Davis and demanded an explanation.

After a long silence, he confessed:

“She’s a critically ill patient I was responsible for. I admit, I had developed some different feelings for her.”

“But Chloe, we’ve come so far since college, it hasn’t been easy. I promise, I’ll cut ties with her, for good.”

Gazing into Liam’s earnest eyes, I forced down the sharp pain in my heart. I chose to forgive him, letting our wedding preparations continue as planned.

But on the wedding day, his colleague suddenly burst into the venue:

“Dr. Davis, Elara Vance found out you’re getting married and her condition took a sharp turn for the worse. She’s in emergency!”

My bouquet slipped from my grasp, hitting the floor with a thud.

Liam bolted out the door like a gust of wind.

Tears stinging my eyes, I screamed after him:

“Liam Davis, if you walk out that door today, we are done! Absolutely, irrevocably done!”

He hesitated for a split second, then, without a single glance back, he was gone.

He had broken his promise.