n Elena and the life she should have had-the one wher
breath echoed. Every step closer to Adr
s unreadable. He hadn't said a single word to her since arriving. Not even when she was rushed into the white gown that wasn't hers. N
ady circling like vultures. The bride disappearing on the morning of the wed
d in her si
veil. The same body type. The
the sa
ords blurred into echoes: "...to have an
e a glance at Adrian as he slid the ring onto her finger. His eyes didn't
t her he
er had
d down the road like a hearse. Elena sat with her hands folded in h
eside her, c
rooms," he said finally,
t him then-r
es. Chiseled cheekbones. Eyes like storm clouds
ispered. "I don't e
he expected tears. Regret. Maybe
Not when the ink was still wet
wealth and silence. She was led by the housekeeper to her wing, pas
the mirror, still wearing the dr
ister's name like a
in Paris right now? L
rt had just become
become both a cage