An hour left until the concert, and the top trending topic across all social media was singular: Sera Hayes’ Proposal to Alex Thorne.This proposal, a monumental PR project for my company this half-year, was also meant to be the glorious culmination of Sera Hayes’ and my long-term relationship.Yet, here I was, backstage in the fire exit stairwell, stumbling upon Sera locked in a passionate, desperate kiss with her boy toy, Liam Reed.“Alex, listen to me… I can explain…”“Explain?”
I scoffed, a chilling sneer on my face. “Explain why you’re cheating on me with another man right before our engagement ceremony?”“This proposal is being livestreamed across the entire internet. Tens of thousands of fans, countless media outlets, all waiting.”I slapped the engagement ring box down in front of her. “After the final song tonight, you either propose to me on that stage, or your career is shattered, and your reputation utterly ruined.”
She clenched her fists, knuckles white, before finally picking up the box. From between gritted teeth, she squeezed out one word: “Fine.”Eventually, the spotlight found me. Sera, dressed in a stunning bridal gown, took out the ring.A stunned silence fell over the crowd.
But then, she bypassed me entirely, extending the ring towards Liam, who sat in the VIP section, his face pale.“Alex, thank you for elevating me to the stars,” her voice, amplified by the microphone, echoed through the entire venue.“But tonight, I want to chase my Moon.”The entire arena erupted in gasps and shouts. I had become the most ridiculous prop in her very own proposal ceremony.The moment she walked towards her ‘Moon,’ my heart turned to ash.
