Chapter 4

I uploaded that photo to my feed, added a dramatic, heartbreaking message, and made it so only my mother could see it.

My mother called me almost instantly.

Her voice was trembling.

"Wade ... is that thing you posted true?"

"How could Allen..."

I could just picture my mother on the other end, shocked and devastated.

One was the soon-to-be son-in-law she'd cherished for five years.

The other was her best friend, trusted for decades.

Together, the two of them dealt the deepest wound to the daughter she loved most.

"Mom, I'm sorry."

My tears finally spilled over.

"I'm so…