Chapter 1
Eira Moretti was supposed to be the flower girl at her father’s wedding.
Instead, four-year-old Eira stood crying in the rehearsal ballroom while Ainsley cut through her dress sash and tore the locket belonging to Eira’s late mother from her neck.
“Dead women don’t belong in my wedding.”
Galen crossed the ballroom immediately, pulled his daughter behind him, and took back the locket.
“Daddy… she’s getting rid of Mommy’s things.”
Ainsley reached for it again.
Then she gave Galen an ultimatum.
“Choose her memories or choose your new wife.”
Nolan stepped in when Galen refused to move. He swung first, and Galen put him on the floor with one counterpunch.
When Ainsley lunged toward Eira, Galen stopped her and sent her backward with one slap.
Then Galen did something Ainsley clearly hadn’t expected.
He removed the engagement ring and dropped it onto the ballroom floor.
“You told me to choose. There is no new wife.”
Ainsley finally looked afraid.
The engagement was over.
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But Galen was still standing between her and his daughter.
And judging by the look on his face, ending the wedding wasn’t the lesson he had been talking about.
