t the next morning, her heart had soared. A custom-designed ring. A specific designer gown from Paris. 999 impor

sparkling on Serena' s finger. This lavish "unveiling" party wasn' t for Ethan' s return to society. It

tering to his every whim, of suppressing her own needs and desires, of living in his shad

anding. "Are you going to just stand there? Deliver the flo

n of his rising anger. It was a look she knew all too

ightness seized her chest, and breathing suddenly felt like swallowing razor blades. For the first tim

"If she' s moving in," Chloe said, her voice

presence overwhelming. "Is that right?" he said, his voice low and

you been spying on me for your grandfather all these years? Is t

ched. A spy? He tho

Ethan' s grandfather, Mr. Stone, a long-time family friend, had stepped in. He had offered them protection and assistance. He had also propose

edicate herself to him, to support his ambitions, even knowing his heart had once belonged to anot

m, she knew Ethan was no longer an