On her birthday, Cassie hoped her fiancé would gift her the dream dress she’d fallen in love with weeks ago. Instead, her future MIL walked in wearing it. What followed wasn’t just awkward — it cracked open a chilling truth that left her questioning everything about the man she intended to marry.
Everyone I loved was crammed into the apartment Sean and I shared to celebrate my birthday.
My sister had strung up twinkle lights, and Mom made me a chocolate cake with so much frosting, my teeth ached just from looking at it.
Across the room, Sean caught my eye and gave me that slow, cocky wink that used to make my knees weak.
It still stirred something, but tonight, it felt… different.
Charged. Like he was waiting for something.
He’d been acting strange all week, flashing me smug smiles and dodging questions about my party.
I figured he was planning something special.
I’d been trying not to get my hopes up, but I suspected he was going to give me the dress as a birthday gift, the one I hadn’t stopped thinking about since I tried it on two months ago.
…The story doesn’t end here, it continues on the next page 👇
