Chapter 1 Ditch Her There

"I agree to marry you." Outside the city hall, Britney Santos stared at the already closed doors, pulled out her phone, and dialed a number.

Today was supposed to be the day she and Aaron Galloway got their marriage license.

But she'd waited from nine in the morning until five-thirty in the afternoon, ending up with over a dozen queue tickets clutched in her hand. Aaron never showed.