Fiancé's Betrayal at the Altar

Synopsis

The neon lights of the nightclub pulsed around us as Laila's bachelorette party reached its peak. I watched my best friend since childhood—my maid of honor—dancing with a group of our friends, her laughter echoing over the music. Tomorrow, I would become Mrs. Daniel King, marrying the man I'd loved for five years. "You need to hydrate, Eden," Sarah Chen, my colleague from Seattle, handed me a glass of water. "Big day tomorrow." I smiled gratefully, taking the glass. "I can't believe it's finally here." "Daniel's going to be the luckiest man alive," she said, squeezing my arm. If only she knew how my stomach fluttered at just the mention of his name. Daniel—tall, handsome, successful Daniel who had swept me off my feet during our first date at that little Italian restaurant downtown. Laila stumbled toward us, her face flushed from dancing. "I need to use the restroom," she announced, fumbling with her purse. "Eden, can you hold my phone? I don't want to take it in there." "Sure," I said, taking the device. The screen lit up with a notification—a text message. I wasn't trying to pry, honestly. But Daniel's name flashed across the screen, and something