I Buried My Husband 3 Days After Our Wedding—Then I Found Him Driving My Taxi. Hi, I’m Paige, 28. Not long ago, I was living what felt like a dream. I had just married Damian, the love of my life. He was kind, intelligent, and full of quiet strength. But that dream turned into a nightmare within hours. Before we even made it to the reception, Damian collapsed. At first, I thought he was joking… but he never got up.

Doctors said it was a heart attack. He was just 32. I was shattered. We had our entire life ahead of us. Three days later, I buried him. Still deep in grief, I couldn’t stay in the apartment anymore. I called a taxi, intending to run far away from the pain. But when I sat in the backseat, I heard a familiar voice say, “Fasten your seatbelt.” I looked up—and it was Damian, very much alive, driving the cab.

I froze. My world spun. He pulled the car over and told me the truth. His family—rich, powerful, and involved in shady businesses—had turned against him. After trying to cut ties and go legit, they threatened to destroy me to get to him. So he did the unthinkable: he faked his death to protect me.

With help from a fixer and a special drug that slows the heartbeat, he staged the entire collapse, hospital visit, and funeral. The coffin? Empty. I had mourned someone who hadn’t truly died.

I was furious. I screamed. I cried. But he had one reason: love. He transferred all his legitimate assets to me—out of his family’s reach—and disappeared. Now, he wanted to know if I’d join him and start over abroad.

I needed time. Weeks passed. I didn’t respond to his messages. But slowly, I saw the truth: he wasn’t trying to hurt me—he was trying to save me. I dealt with his horrible family’s legal threats, sold the assets, and finally called him.

“Where are you?” I asked. “I’ll come. But never lie to me again.” Now, we live in a quiet country by the sea, where no one knows our story. We had a small, private wedding. No drama. No fear. Just us, free at last. He broke my heart once—but he also gave up everything to protect it.