Chapter 4

In that moment, I could almost hear my heart breaking at its very core.

He'd told me this three times now.

The first time was at our wedding. He lifted my veil and swore he would always treat me well.

The second time was during that massive earthquake. He ran against the panicked crowd straight to me, grabbed my hand tightly, and promised he would never leave me behind.

After all the love and the near-death experiences, I never thought I'd hear those words again. This time, with his fingers intertwined with another woman's, he tore open my wounds with…