THE WEDDING THAT WASN'T MINE

THE WEDDING THAT WASN'T MINE Genre >Intimate, romantic, emotionally devastating, suspenseful, bittersweet, increasingly unsettling. He thought she was secretly planning his birthday. She was secretly planning her wedding. The worst part was discovering she had never been his to lose. For weeks, Noah Bennett is convinced his girlfriend, Elena Morgan, is planning an elaborate surprise for his thirty-second birthday. She suddenly wants to know his work schedule. Her best friend keeps behaving strangely around him. Elena disappears for unexplained afternoons, whispers on the phone behind closed doors, hides messages, and abruptly stops conversations whenever Noah walks into the room. Instead of fearing the worst, Noah convinces himself of the best. After four years together, he secretly hopes the surprise might involve more than a birthday party. Perhaps Elena is finally ready for the future they have talked about. Maybe she is even planning to propose. Then Noah finds a receipt hidden inside a magazine. BRIDAL GOWN - PAID IN FULL. He confronts Elena expecting another layer of the surprise. Instead, she tells him the truth. The wedding dress belongs to her. And the groom isn't Noah.