The Shattered Heart
24 years ago
The most painful night in his life - she left him with an untold secret
Athens, Greece
Della drove through the dark, rain-soaked streets, her vision blurred by the relentless tears streaming down her face. Every sob felt like it was tearing through her chest, each breath a struggle as her heart broke into pieces. The image of Zealous standing at the altar, marrying another woman, played over and over in her mind like a cruel nightmare she couldn’t escape.
Her hands gripped the steering wheel so tightly that her knuckles turned white. The pain in her heart was unbearable, a deep, throbbing ache that threatened to consume her whole. She couldn’t stop crying, couldn’t stop the flood of emotions that crashed over her like a violent storm.
“How could he do this to me?” she whispered to the empty car, her voice trembling with sorrow. “How could he marry her after everything we shared? After all the promises he made?”