Chapter 1

On the day I was supposed to marry Sienna Brooks, she ran away in the middle of our wedding.

She was a veterinarian, and she claimed a client's cat had suddenly gone into heat. She told me she was the only one who could handle it.

When I called her, she snapped at me. "What the hell is your problem, Rowan? We can reschedule a wedding, but this cat can't wait. This is my job!"

I was standing across the street when she said that. I watched with my own eyes as she held a cat and kissed her first love, Caleb Sterling.

It wasn't the cat that was in heat. It was her ex-boyfriend.

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Sienna ditched our wedding and left me standing there like an idiot.

The ballroom was a mess of whispers and pointing fingers.

I couldn't believe it. My girlfriend of seven years had just abandoned me for a cat.

My body felt like lead. I was frozen in place.

I kept calling her, but she didn't pick up once.

"I'm so sorry, everyone," I told the crowd, trying to keep my voice steady. "My wife had an emergency at the clinic. Please, enjoy the food. We'll be back soon."

Then I ran out to find her.

Despite how insane this was, I still thought we had to finish the ceremony.

My heart was pounding against my ribs the whole way there.

I was almost at her clinic when she finally answered.

Her voice was dripping with annoyance. "What? What do you want now?"

"I told you, I'm dealing with a cat emergency!" she yelled.

She had a temper. For years, this was how she treated me.

I gripped the steering wheel, trying to stay calm.

"Sienna, it's our wedding day. Can you just finish up and come back? Please?"

"I'm still busy," she said coldly. "Tell the guests it's canceled. We'll do it another day."

I couldn't believe my ears.

I had spent six months planning every detail of this day.

You don't just reschedule a wedding like it's a dental appointment.

Dozens of people were waiting for us at the hotel.

"Sienna Brooks!" I shouted. My patience finally snapped.

I usually let her slide when she was being difficult, but this was too much.

My anger only made her blow up more.

"Stop making a scene! A wedding can wait, but this animal is my responsibility!"

"I'm not coming back today. Deal with it."

She hung up on me.

The Uber pulled up to her clinic right as the line went dead.

I scrambled out and headed for the door.

Through the glass, I saw Sienna. She was still in her white wedding dress.

She was sitting on a sofa, laughing with a man.

I recognized him instantly. It was Caleb Sterling.

He was the one who got away, the high-achiever who had moved to London years ago. He'd only been back in town for a month.

Sienna took a small white cat from his hands.

They leaned their heads together, whispering sweet things to the animal.

To anyone else, they looked like a perfect, happy couple.

Then Caleb reached out. He grabbed her waist and kissed her deeply.

Sienna didn't pull away. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him back.

A cold shiver ran down my spine.

My bride was kissing another man on our wedding day.

The pieces finally clicked together.

The cat wasn't the one in heat. Caleb was.

And Sienna was more than happy to provide the cure.

I couldn't understand why. We had been together for seven years.