The promise of marriage they once shared now felt like a distant dream, broken by time and the challenges they had faced. Dave couldn’t help but wonder how everything had changed so suddenly after his business trip.

Had Blake’s repeated acts of heroism, saving her repeatedly, caused Bianca to change her feelings? Or maybe Dave’s seeming indifference during the fire made her believe Blake was the one who truly loved her and deserved to be with her.

A sharp pain suddenly shot through ...