Trapped In Her World

choing like a warning through th

e guestroom where Dianna sat frozen,

n silk white, fla

was supposed to wea

hne was

ad va

nigh

even Alex knew where she was. Because the truth h

room, her heels tapping a

stiff and silent, arms crossed l

pite the crack of emotion beneath it, "There's no other way. The gu

ainfully ,"This is insane. Pretend to be Da

from two sleepless night, "he wo

ced deeper tha

s for most of her life, while

en told to stay there. No one outside th

s inten

phne, the star. Daphn

he billionaire CEO of Kingston Holdings, o

ealizes? I don't talk like her. I don't smile li

r, "we've trained you for this moment since you both were

t through today. The rest

t the word "train

ared them, corrected her, 'stand like Daphne.

he thought i

apparently

and fear, "but what if she's hurt?

oing everything we can. The police think s

"what does that

her loo

men your father did business with," she look at Dianna

cut in, his voice low and heavy, "I

od ran cold,

y it. And tha

ld be calling off the wedding! Telling

other snapped. "Risk Alex pulling out of the

repay," her father added quietly. "If w

y from them, her

y about business.

ven D

ne's safety as much as they

yes, she blinked them away, "you now wan

want you to pretend to the woman

u

ord, for such

a little more, she ha

a dis

e had his arm around Daphne and

l, he was magnetic, ch

owning everyth

Daphne, he

one s

ed when s

d him, he spoiled her b

, in his own

a had to step

terfei

with a

o decieve him,"

" her mother exhaled shakily. "If you love your sist

ze, "what happens to me? what happen to my own

red, because the trut

A pawn to preserv

he reached for the bouq

y, voice hollow, "but don't e

~~~~~~~~~~~

ciety, flashing cameras, Designer gowns

on hymn as Dianna stood at the top of the grand

od at th

sp black tux. He was watching her a

eliberately. Every s

his eyes on her

alread

hat his Daphne smiled at him when she walke

s she could

pt her fa

, her hear

ar, he offered his hand

m, strong

arried," he murmured wit

forced

er so slightly, but

remony

were s

re exc

d her, she felt n

kissed her believed