Divorced After Marriage

ansion was colder than usual.

n that lingered in ever

walked alone, without a warm greeting, without a single smile. The walls were lined with portraits of the Blackwood famil

he didn

as her role-an unwa

ining hall, the sound of

ced through the air like glass. Sitting elegantly at the end of the table, she wore an emeral

litely. "Good

ea with disdain. "I don't need pleasantri

t dropped her cup.

her chest. "I didn't intend to trap anyone. I only

er cup down wi

g Damien just because your sister ran away? T

and placed it in front of Elena. But ev

te for the stand-in bride. Don't treat her like an honored guest. From to

d, then slowly placed h

dam. I've lost

ted. You won't survive here, Elena

ntended to be weak. But I won'

expressio

how long

The staff looked at Elena as though she were a disease. T

hed. Every room fel

sit in the small second-floor l

s area is for Blackwoo

her hand. "Aren't I part o

thin smile. "N

ple. But they stun

sed in silence

rred his penthouse in the city. And when he did come h

't the type to

delivered reports to Victoria, secret passages between the basement and Damien's of

label, no guards, but a t

iosity grew

orridor lights remained on, Elena rose from bed. She slipped into

le

arned which marble tiles creaked, where the cameras

or, she pressed her

th

the knob. Locke

belt of one of the head stewards earlier that

y, filing the de

-something that visibly confused the staff. But she smil

the key dangling from Brigg

a small accident-a

now in Ele

ht, she returned

y. The soft click was bare

r creak

air. But at its center stood a long table, surrounded by shel

ped inside

approached and saw stock charts and bu

is...?" she

rger contracts, confidential agreements, an

fr

the Hart family long before

ending to leave-but foots

e was

screen, closed the door carefully behind her, and

breathless. She pressed her back to the

mething big... and I'