Lexi was grateful beyond what she could express. We quickly became inseparable best friends. But I never knew when she and Robert ended up in the same bed—or when he fell in love with her.
Robert gently tucked a strand of hair behind my ear, his voice softer than ever. “Adalyn, can we still go ahead with the wedding tomorrow as planned? I can’t wait to make you my wife, my Mrs. Gu.”
The wedding I once dreamed of now felt like a nightmare.
I shook my head lightly. “No.”
Robert clearly hadn’t expected me to refuse. He let go of me, his tone unusually patient. “I know you’re scared, but trust me, I’ll handle everything. No one will dare say a word about you. Lexi will be your bridesmaid—she’ll be there for you.”
“And this time, the officiant will be Spencer, the head of the most powerful family in Ubragard. I promised you, didn’t I? I’ll give you the grandest wedding.”
The moment I heard my brother’s name, my hands instinctively clenched around Robert’s sleeve. The McLeods had no idea I was in Stormhavn. They certainly didn’t know that Robert’s fiancée was me.