Never The Heroine Of Their Story

Synopsis

It was a high-society wedding broadcast live around the world. My childhood sweetheart, Andrew Shaw, broke our seven-year promise and proposed to Athena Nash, a struggling student, right there in front of everyone. I was humiliated, the laughingstock of the city, and on the verge of collapse. Then, my usually distant and aloof stepbrother, James Parker, did something unexpected. After the wedding, he made a public show of marrying me. I thought he was my savior, my light in the darkness. And as he showered me with love and care for five years straight, I fell deeper and deeper for him. But then, I overheard a conversation. "Was it worth it? Marrying someone you don't love, just for Athena?" It was Andrew's voice. "We made a deal. Whoever she didn't pick would take Harriet. "As long as Athena is happy, I'm willing to do anything." It was James' voice. That was when it hit me—James' "rescue" and five years of "love" were nothing but a carefully orchestrated scheme. Two relationships. Two performances. And in both of them, Athena was the only lead. I planned the kidnapping myself. As I watched James and Andrew dash desperately toward Athena, I smiled and pressed the detonator. From now on, I want nothing to do with any of them for the rest of my life.