still swirling in this impossible reality. At that

Are you awake? Br

familiar, making her h

apron, her graying hair tied neatly in a bun, exactly as she remembered. Elena-their butler, the pillar of the

body, letting out a primal and wounded roar from her throat. She buried her face in the woman's shoulder, sobbing-not like an eightee

my god, child, what's wrong?" She murmured, her initial shock quickly tur

cure. After a long while, she finally let go and wiped her eyes. Elena's brows furrowed with worry. She saw something

oice was hoarse. "W

s still a week left unti

marked the end of everything. One week, to change everything. The first step was clear

y." Elena's voice still carried concern. "He

was sitting behind his father's rosewood desk, a pen tucked behind his ear, frowning as he looked at a stack

princess has finally

through the room, wrapping her arms around his neck, holding him tightly a

y alertness. "Sloane?" What

xton's name, her body tensed up. "I won't marry him." Her voi

you know what you're talking about? This isn't just about the two of

remained unwavering. "I won't marry a

protective older brother instantly surfaced. "Wha

y. So she would do what she did best: she could act. She lets her shoulders hang slig

ice trembled just right. "Last night. At the Plaza Hotel. Being wit

ut also the trut

ster was so coldly betrayed by her fiancé and best friend, his heart was filled with ic

by a bitch. I'm g

incredible force. "Confronting the

saw something in her eyes he had never se

w it was almost a whisper, yet it carried venom. "In front of

mal determination in her eyes was unsettling, but the instinct to pr

ming down, turning into a firm r

old a press