The Forbidden Throb

They say your life can change in a heartbeat.

Mine changed in the time it took to open a door.

Behind it: my fiancé Nicholas with another woman.

Three months until our wedding. Three seconds to watch it all burn.

I should have run. Should have screamed. Should have done anything except stand there like a fool.

Instead, I heard the devil himself whisper in my ear:

"If you're willing, I could marry you."

Daniel. The brother I was warned about. The one who made Nicholas look like a choir boy.

He leaned against the wall, watching my world implode.

My pulse thundered. "What?"

"You heard me." His eyes burned into mine. "Marry me, Emma."

But as I stared into those magnetic eyes, I realized something terrifying:

I wanted to say yes to him.

Game on.