Chapter 47: You've Always Been Mine, Hazel

The night air was cool, sharp, and smelled faintly of rain as I slipped away from the chaos of the rehearsal dinner.

Laughter and clinking glasses dulled into nothing, replaced by the hush of the gardens and the slow throb of my pulse in my own ears. My hands trembled as I braced against the stone wall of the restaurant, bending forward to draw in a breath that didn’t want to come.

I heard him bef