Happily Ever After… Without Him

“Mom… about Dad’s words from all those years ago. I’ve made my choice. Tell him to handle the wedding arrangements.”

I hung up. The sounds of Sabrina’s birthday party crept back into my awareness, a stark reminder of everything that had gone wrong.

Sabrina—the girl I had once defended from bullies, the one I had trusted as a friend—had quietly stolen everything from me.

Nathan, who had once been mine, and Gabriel, my closest companion since childhood, shifted their devotion the instant she entered our lives. They laughed at her jokes, hung on her every word…