Vengeance Peak — Tessa in the Wedding Dress

Without anyone to lead me, I'd be scared. I might take the long way, but I'd still find my way out. I got in the cab and gave him the villa address. address. My ID was still there. I'd grab it and go. Then I sent my father my first text in six months. Dad, the wedding's off. I want to come home. On the way back to the estate, I deleted

I deleted the chat I'd kept pinned for five years. When I got back to the villa Julian and I shared, the place was a wreck. Tessa was in the dress my mother left me,

sitting on my wedding bed opening gifts. I'd saved that as my second dress for tonight. The ring my grandmother passed to my mother and my mother to me was on her finger.