It was a moment frozen in time. How beautiful our youth had been. How perfect our first love seemed.

But now? That was all a joke.

Jason and Ava’s social media posts. It felt like a thousand tiny knives, each one stabbing deeper into my chest with every scroll.

"To hell with understanding. To hell with the wedding."

After a moment, I finally took a breath and started to think more clearly.

Ava Green. That woman. I knew her too well.

Emma's POV

Back in high school, Ava used every trick in the book to steal Jason away from me. And when she got bored, she dropped him, claiming she was going abroad to study.

Now, she’s back in the picture—this time with her "last wish list," flaunting her control over Jason like she’s the one who’s always been meant to be his bride.

Bungee jumping, skiing, the Northern Lights in Iceland… She ticked off each item, posting it all on social media with captions designed to make her look like she was living out the fairy tale.