Chapter 81 It's Over...

Chapter 81 It's Over...
♤Jaxon’s P.O.V♤

The moment I stepped into the foyer, Enzo’s voice hit me first, lound ans angry in a way I had never heard directed at Katherine before.

“Are you fucking serious right now?”
I slowed, my steps coming to a halt just before fully rounding the corner, my body going still as I listened.

Katherine stood in front of him, her shoulders tense and her hands trembling slightly at her sides. Her eyes were already glassy, like she was holding back tears, and that alone told me this wasn’t some small misunderstanding.

“Enzo, I‐”

“You what Katherine? Please, tell me again because I might’ve misheard you the first time. What did you do?” Enzo was shouting as he ran a hand through his hair before pointing at her.

“You thought this was a good idea?”

My brows pulled together, confusion settling in before something colder started creeping up my spine.

Desperation. I was desperate to know what the fuck was really happening.

“I didn’t think it would go this far,” Katherine blurted quickly.

“I thought she just needed to talk to him, I didn’t think she’d actually‐”

“Actually what?” Enzo cut her off, his voice dropping lower, more dangerous now.

“Walk out on her own fucking wedding?”

My stomach tightened...

No.

No, that didn’t make any sense.

“She wasn’t sure, Enzo,” Katherine rushed out, her words stumbling over.

“You saw her, you heard her‐ she was hesitating, she didn’t know what she wanted‐”

“And your solution was to what?” he shot back.

“Call him?”

My chest went tight.

Call who?

Katherine’s silence was answer enough, but she still spoke, quieter this time, like saying it any louder would make it worse.

“He told me to call him if she hesitated..."

Everything in me died.

“...and she did.” It felt like the air had been knocked out of my lungs.

For a second, I didn’t move, I didn’t breathe. I couldn't think.

The words just… sat there, heavy on my chest.

My mind tried to reject it immediately, scrambling for something else, something that made more sense than what I had just heard.

Alex hesitated. And so, Katherine called him.

She called Andrea.

My whole body became tensed as something I've never felt before started to twist its way inside my chest, pushing past the disbelief, past the confusion, straight into something detrimental.

“You helped her do this?” Enzo’s voice cut through again, laced with anger and disappointment

“You fucking helped her run to him?”

“I didn’t help her run!” Katherine cried, tears spilling over now.

“I just... I made a phone call. That’s all I did.”

“That’s all you did?” Enzo let out a harsh laugh, shaking his head.

“You handed her right back to him on a silver fucking platter.”

I finally moved, taking a step forward. Neither of them noticed at first, too caught up in whatever the hell of a fucking nightmare we were all sharing.

The damage was done. She chose him after everything.

Not me.

Him.

My hands curled into fists at my sides, my pulse pounding so fucking hard I could hear it in my ears. Every second I had been standing at that altar like a fucking idiot, waiting for her, defending her in my own head‐ telling myself she wouldn’t do this, that she chose me...

“Jaxon‐” Katherine’s voice broke the moment she finally noticed me.

Lorenzo turned immediately after, his expression shifting from anger to almost apologetic, but he didn’t say a word.

Enzo had blamed both Andrea and I for everything that had happened, but we all fucking knew who he hated more.

I looked between them, my gaze settling on Katherine.

“You called him,” I spoke. My voice was surprisingly voice quieter than it should’ve been, but there was nothing soft about it.

Katherine shook her head slowly, tears streaming down her face.

“I didn’t know she would actually go through with it, I swear, I thought‐”

“Where is she?” The question came out flat as all hope vanished.

Neither of them answered right away, and that was all I needed.

A hollow feeling spread through my chest, slow and suffocating, as everything clicked into place. The music, the delay, the empty isle.

Alex was never coming, she had already left... with him.

I let out a breath, but it didn’t feel like relief. It felt like something breaking loose inside me. I told myself I was never going to chase her again, so it was done. We… we were done.

◇Alexander's P.O.V◇

I could tell something was wrong when I saw Jax left the altar. Dad wasn't very happy about that and was looking for him, pissed. As I look around, I took in the expressions on everyone’s faces, quickly realizing Enzo and Katherine were nowhere to be seen.

So I went to look for them, stumbling upon something no brother‐in‐law would want to come across on a day that was suppose to be about his brother and the woman he loved. Even if the marriage part was arrange.

“Where is the bride-to-be?” It was meant to be a joking comment, I didn’t think much of the delay‐ it was the woman who made us turn a jet around to get her pair of Dior heels that was getting married today for fuck’s sake. Alex will always be dramatic.

Then Jaxon shot me the dirtiest look.

“Oh, fuck.” Before I got the chance to say anything else, Dad strode in with mom hot on his heels, probably in hopes she could stop him from tearing our heads off.

“Where is Alezandra? She should have been out there ten minutes ago. Our guests are starting to speculate.”

“She’s not here,” Jaxon said flatly and I braced myself for what was coming next.

“What do you mean she’s not here?” Dad's eyebrows pulled into a deep frown as he glanced at my brother, then at Enzo and Katherine.

“I’m sorry to inform you, Mr. Black, but she left with Andrea. There will be no wedding. And before you ask‐ no, we don’t know where they are or where they’re headed,” he finished, sending a heated glance at Katty.

What the fuck is happening?

As expected, Dad erupted into a fit of shouting, and Jax didn’t waste a second shouting back. Mom was already between them, pleading with them not to argue, reminding them that we had guests outside.

Fuck, I hated this. And a part of me hated Alex for being so fucking selfish. She didn’t even think about what this could do to our family. Did she even give a fuck about anyone else but herself?

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