Summary

After being dumped by guys left and right, then, thinking she had found her mister right who abandoned her at the altar, Liz, attorney at law, decides she is done with love. Until a man shows up at her office needing help with a big problem only to find an even bigger problem he is falling in love with her, and she doesn't believe in love. Can he convince her to give love a 2nd chance?

Genre: Romance

Author: PainBeforeLove

Status: 1h ago

Chapters: 1

Rating: n/a

Age Rating: 18+

Death at the Altar

March,17

Today when I awoke, I swear I was the happiest woman alive. I was getting ready to marry Steven Vollorad, my man tall, blonde hair, green eyes, and says he loves me dearly.

When I got to the church waiting in the back room I was told by Larry, Stevens brother that Steven was going to hide while I walked down the aisle and have the preacher give me a note telling me where he was.

All I thought was 'seriously he is so cute playing jokes on our wedding day. I mean he knows I love his jokes.'

As I walk down the aisle, he is nowhere to be seen (as he planned =P). I get to the altar and dad hands me the note I smile a mile wide as I open it and begin to read it my smile disappears and tears begin to fall. Here's what the note said:

Hey, Liz

sorry and no offence but living the rest of my life with you...yeah that is just scary so by the time you read this I'll be on my way to an airport with Lisa so yeah bye.

WHAT?????? Lisa, his ex-girlfriend, how could he, just yesterday he said he couldn't wait to live the rest of his life with me now "I... I... I don't understand." I mutter helplessly. "What don't you understand little moon? What's wrong?" I hear mara whisper in my ear she is the only one who was close enough to hear me. I turn I throw my arms around her and cry, hard and fast, she just wraps her arms around me and whispers in my ear "it'll be okay little moon, come with me."

I follow her to her car, and she sits me in the passenger seat and says "I am taking you to my house and we are going to have a movie marathon, in our PJ's, eating ice cream. Got that?" I nod she is always there for me.

Chapter Notes

Elizabeth Annette Roselune : Elizabeth’s elegant, romantic name contrasts memorably with her gritty pattern of almost-love and hard-won self-protection. Her sharp wit and habit of leaving first hint at vulnerability beneath the guarded exterior. Elizabeth Annette Roselune has a name that sounds like it belongs in a love story, but her real life is less forgiving. Sharp-witted and quietly romantic, she keeps meeting people who mistake her kindness for weakness—or her guardedness for indifference. After enough almosts and bad endings, Elizabeth has learned to leave first, even when some part of her still hopes someone will give her a reason to stay.

Mara Bennett — Brave in the unshowy, everyday way, Mara is perceptive enough to notice when Elizabeth is preparing to leave before anyone can hurt her. Loyal but never indulgent, she calls out the pattern with dry humor and stays close—not to rescue Elizabeth, but to remind her she doesn’t have to disappear to stay safe. Mara Bennett feels grounded in a modern setting, and her brave, dry-humored loyalty gives Elizabeth’s guarded habit of leaving first a perceptive and believable counterpoint.

Relationship Profile: Mara Bennett and Elizabeth Annette Roselune

Mara and Elizabeth share the kind of closeness built on trust, sharp observation, and affection that doesn’t need explaining. Mara’s bravery makes her someone Elizabeth can lean on, while her perceptiveness lets her notice the small details others miss. Their bond feels private—not secretive, but unmistakably their own.

Mara alone calls Elizabeth “Rosie,” “Luna,” and “Rosebud.” Each nickname catches a different side of her: “Rosie” is the easy, everyday warmth of a friend who knows her well; “Luna” suits the quieter, more reflective Elizabeth Mara recognizes beneath the surface; and “Rosebud” is her gentlest tease, affectionate and tender without being patronizing. The names feel natural because Mara uses them in moments shaped by their shared history—not as labels, but as little signs of familiarity only Elizabeth would hear from her. little moon —because Mara knows Elizabeth still shines, even when she’s hurting. “little moon” feels tender and personal, and its image of Elizabeth still shining while she hurts gives Mara’s nickname a comforting meaning.

Steven Vollorad guy who left at the altar

Lisa Transpond, Stevens ex before you and woman he ran away with on his and Liz's wedding day