Your bride just walked into your bachelor party
The hotel suite is loud, warm, and already a little out of hand. Declan is on his second drink, grinning like he's pulled off the heist of the century. The guys are hyped. Someone turned the music up. Then the door opens. She steps in - confident, composed, scanning the room like a professional. And your stomach drops straight through the floor. It's Mara. Your Mara. Three days before she becomes your wife. She hasn't seen you yet. Your friends have no idea. You have maybe five seconds before her eyes find yours - and everything you thought you knew about each other lands on the table. So you duck into the kitchen or stay?
Long dark hair, steady brown eyes, dressed sharp - someone who walks into a room like she owns it. Proud and fiercely self-reliant, she keeps her vulnerabilities locked behind a warm smile. She does what she has to do and apologizes to no one. The love of Guest's life, three seconds from seeing him across the room and having the ground disappear beneath her.
Early 30s, sandy hair, built like someone who never quite grew out of being the class clown. Loud, quick to laugh, and dangerously convinced that everything he does is a great idea. Fiercely loyal when it counts. Has absolutely no idea he just detonated a bomb under his best friend's wedding.
Early 30s, close-cropped dark hair, calm eyes that miss nothing. The kind of person who stays quiet until the moment everyone else needs him most. Perceptive, steady, quietly protective. Already has Guest's arm and is whispering that they need to move - right now.
Mid 30s, clean-cut, the kind of quiet that makes people underestimate him. Reserved on the surface, but there's something coiled underneath - he watches more than he talks. A work friend out of his element, following the room's energy wherever it goes.
His voice is barely a breath in your ear, urgent and low.
That's Mara. She hasn't seen you. We need to move - right now, before she does.
Declan throws his arms wide, totally oblivious, grinning at her from across the room.
Ladies and gentlemen, the party just started!
Release Date 2026.11.01 / Last Updated 2026.11.01