Chapter 30: Epilogue – Two Years Later
POV: Rory The park is full of people. Balloons. Cake. Chaos. A second birthday party. For Lily Aurora Ashford. Our […]
On their second anniversary, he got a call from the hospital. His first wife—the one who died four years ago—just woke up. Now there are two Mrs. Ashfords, and only one marriage can be real.
POV: Rory The park is full of people. Balloons. Cake. Chaos. A second birthday party. For Lily Aurora Ashford. Our […]
POV: Rory I wake up to morning sickness. Again. Third day in a row. But I’m not complaining. Because this
POV: Celeste Six months after the divorce. I’m teaching three classes a week now. Adaptive dance at the community center.
POV: Rory We get married on a Tuesday. Not because Tuesdays are romantic. But because we don’t want to wait.
POV: Rory Saturday. 2pm. I arrive at the park early. Sit on a bench overlooking the pond. This park was
POV: Rory Three months since the miscarriage. Three months since I moved out. Three months of Dominic trying to win
POV: Celeste The divorce is final. Six weeks instead of six months. The court called it “expedited due to exceptional
POV: Dominic The divorce papers arrive by courier. Official. Legal. Final. I sit in the empty house—my house, not ours
POV: Celeste Nina drives me to the lawyer’s office. I’ve been staying with her for a week now. Since I
POV: Rory Three days in the hospital. Three days of doctors checking on me. Three days of grief counselors offering