Broken Vows

On his 24th birthday, Tyson receives an ultimatum: he has one year to find a wife, or his father will refuse to pass down the family legacy. Tradition demands a married heir, but settling down is the last thing Tyson wants—until a chance encounter with a captivating stranger leaves him haunted by the memory of her touch.

Tess believed her life was perfectly on track. Freshly graduated and engaged to a member of one of her town’s most prominent families, she was ready to embrace her future. But everything shatters when she walks in on her fiancé and best friend in a betrayal she never saw coming. Heartbroken, she flees without a plan—only to collide headfirst into a complication she never expected.

Tess's POV

I stood in front of a mirror looking at myself and the transformation that the team had done on me was amazing. I had always envisioned my wedding day and that I would be Cinderella and that is exactly how I felt right now. I had this big, beautiful ball gown wedding dress that sparkled under lights, and it cost more than my car and my hair was done up beautifully and my makeup was flawless. I felt like the perfect bride, and I had the perfect fiancé.

Jack and I went to the same high school growing up but we didn't start dating until our junior year of college. He was getting his business degree, and I got my nursing degree. He had always been a caring; attentive boyfriend and I had fallen so in love with him. He came from old money and was set to inherit his family's company at twenty-six. That was still three years away, but he would spend the next three years learning everything he needed from his father, Jack Sr.

The door to my suite opened and my mom walked in, and I could see the tears instantly fill her eyes. "Oh sweetie, you are the most beautiful bride I've ever seen."

"Mom, you have to say that."

"I do but I didn't have to mean it, and I do mean it. You look absolutely stunning."

"Thank you."

"I'm so proud of you. You have grown to be a wonderful person, you got your degree and now you are marrying a man that you love so much, and I know that he loves you. You seem to have beaten all the odds."

My mom was a teen mom, with parents who didn't support her decisions to keep the baby and a baby daddy who split before I was born. She worked two jobs most of my life and sometimes three. She took care of me and made sure I never lacked for anything. Her biggest wish for me was to grow up and get an education and if you think she is being emotional now you should have seen her when I graduated.

"Have you seen Sloan?"

Sloan was my best friend since college. We were roommates during our