I Vanished Before His Wedding

The story

The city watches Beckett marry another woman while his hidden lover stands anonymously in the crowd, branded a mistress and gold digger by the press. He cut her internet, posted guards, and called it protection because he feared she might ruin his perfect wedding. She does not crash the ceremony. She leaves a box, a note, and the ring he once gave her—then vanishes before he realizes the secret he tried to control is gone.