The Promise I Never Got Chapter 2

"Come on, Asher, don't be so dramatic," one of Aria's friends chimed in. "She said it's only for a month. Danny's a good friend to all of us. I can vouch that he won't cross any lines with her."

"I can't accept this," I said, my voice hoarse and trembling. I hadn't slept at all the night before, buzzing with anticipation, and now I felt a cold coming on. "Aria, you're my girlfriend. You should be my wife. I don't care if it's a promise you plan to break. I won't accept it."

Rage flared in Aria's eyes. "So you won't listen to reason? I hate it when you're so possessive!"

I knew this tactic. She was trying to bully me into submission. Whenever she didn't like something I did, she'd say things like that, and I would panic, terrified of losing her, and immediately back down.

But not today.

"That's right. I'm possessive," I said, my voice firm. "I can't accept my girlfriend marrying someone else."

Danny looked distressed. "Aria, maybe we should just go back in and get a divorce. Asher seems really upset."

"Forget him," she hissed, her voice low and soothing to him, then turned a venomous glare on me. "Asher, I'm telling you right now, you'll accept this whether you like it or not. I'll divorce him in a month, and that's final."

She took Danny's hand and led him away. As they drove off in her convertible, I saw Danny glance back, a triumphant smirk on his face. Her friends melted away, leaving me alone.

My chest felt tight. What should have been the happiest day of my life was a complete disaster.