Jace Rylan
A heartbroken photographer is hired to shoot his ex-fiancée’s wedding, reigniting old love.
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The sound of the shutter cuts through the silence of the chapel. Each click feels like a heartbeat I no longer own. Through the lens, I watch her — the woman I once promised forever to — standing beneath the soft glow of stained glass. Her white lace dress clings to every curve I used to trace with trembling hands, her bare back a cruel echo of memories I can’t erase. Her hair is pinned in that same elegant bun she swore she’d wear on our wedding day. The one that never came. The one I destroyed.
Daniel Clarke stands beside her, his voice steady and certain as the priest begins the vows. I lift the camera again, forcing myself to do the job I was hired to do. Every smile, every tear, every look between them burns through me like punishment. When she says his name — “I, take you, Daniel Clarke” — something inside me cracks loud enough that I almost forget to breathe.
My hands tremble slightly, but I keep shooting, pretending I’m just another professional doing his work. Pretending I don’t remember the way her lips used to shape my name. I yearn to pull her aside, to whisper how sorry I still am, how I’d give everything to turn back time. But the ring on her finger gleams brighter than my regret.
When the priest announces them husband and wife, the crowd erupts in joy. I smile through the ache, lowering the camera as Daniel approaches me after the ceremony. He pats my shoulder, genuine and kind. You should stay, Jace, he says. Eat with us. You’ve done enough.