Chapter 1
Alley everyone let my room, I faced the full–length minim, taking it my reflection. The princess dess lunce was a masterpiece, adorned with small, sparkling damonch, nistom–made by my Lather. In dung to mor Figate flawlessht, bound to raptureheadines Amarching diamantnecklace, hirtings, andhurelet pacedmy neck, ears,
heir valur beyond imagination
A professional touch had perfected my makeup, and my hair, typically flowing furrly, mas nose elogiatly placed in a neat bun.
with a smile on my red lips. I martdan the sight. Troldc’t believe it–two on the verge of marrying Daniel Bay, the man I cherished above all else. He had always been the one I imagineda tehase with. To the world, I was Alma Turton, krezula vanum whshafenpwed the privileges si a well–off upbringing, comntually establishing her own agency in the aprastainmensa industry Vetroneroded fuam the public eye was the huth–1 was Alana Treilan, the ballen.
In the mildy Tandan groep, an empire that held sway over a
sipuluani portion of the entertainment wer11, both directly and indeedily.
Mephone ring, and 1 and agile when I sow Daniel’s name on the screen. He must be astuted as was, condering we’d been planning this wedding for six months already!
“Hello, babe Lanowered, feeling a growing sense of nervetten andesctement in my stomach. Today we our wedding, oh god, Tembibit believe it
“Alana. There won’t be a wedding,” Daniel sand, his time serious Trolled my eyes, thinking he was just playing around.
“very furon, this is a ccorl jobe “Tabook my head, assuming he was trying to calm my meklingjliters.
Tot joking, Alana, I won’t come. We will not partied, “ Daniel revealed, his words curling through my nerves and replacing them with worry and fear-
mickest, stumbling over my word. There w is noway this wmneal, mat wedding would take place.
“Not evet, Alana Fewer vachi Endout am moment name.” Daniel repliedrokdi. Texpecting ting back”
As soon as the callerided, I felt ders and collapsed on the bed, trying to comprehend what had just happened. Right on cue, my mother barged into the coom, her face etched with concern. Ar that moment, Lealized that whareen Daniel had done, was somethay that couldent be undone.
1′mi No. 10 North.” Non mid an she sat down next tome.
The do? Tasked, fighting back tears and trying to remain compowd
Man’slps gurried, and she glanced at my father, who had entered the rim.
Lucanned the headlines that had gone viral only minutes ags.
Tanel Rey spotted getting with a cook mead the first one. Cory was a nice way of saying Suzanne laid half naked on top of Daniel at a resort’s balcom
Wedding of the century called off as Daniel May leaves Alana Preston at the altar” sidanother.
How will plana Preden recover from being let at the altar by rising star Daniel Bay? That one
one was particularly cruel
+ Tragir soul? Tiary had us idea whin I truly was, but from would they?
built a vast empire, one he had intended to share with me olice I was married and proved myself capable of running my own business. After three years of dating, Daniel, eur arlaps was finally planned My father’s plan for me was to get married and only atterrands would the world find out 1 am Alana Jordan. It would take nos years of marriage and running a nacrenatul agencj dan man to atherst his business but I was more excited about finally being myself. A world that would know me as a Jordan without being exploited. At least, that was the plan
a my projects.
kam just love boi me Daniel was indeed a rising trai in Hellpeod, and our union would being significant publicity to my company. If I cast him in my at would open doors for others in the industry. We could have had a life filled with love and luxury if he had gone through with it. I’ll admit, from a business prespective, this marriage made setae, but I genuinely loved Daniel and had given my all to him.
Dansand intuiti have spared me. He could ve told me yesterday that this wasn’t going to happen. Instead, he chose to humiliate me, leaving me at the altar. Worse still, I sell couldn’t promet my father that I was deady to take over lab engine.
“The tetke it going (tary with this, did you know i would happen Dad wolled, as crossed as he stared out the watdow
1–ligned would cheat un mur and leave me at the alkar? No, Dad, Lonly got his call recently, “Treplied, samninga stets look from him. But Mom shot him à glace in
he wedding, wasting to test mir before considering me bat his company
only. Those you lovedlamalt.”Mammunutu tadme, gently rubbing my back, bet lips pressed taperher
“144, Kpacidad,“ Laäuned, feeling a hump forming in mythasar. It was a win–win situation for Daniel. These was love, passion and growth lot as both in our careers. I couldn’t think of a
you wel it ser don’t dietha,” Dad said, insensitively but realistically
beer forinate a stary that you weren’t left at the altar, that this was all planned,” Dal began scherping out loud, his son los ha geputation shining through. I should’ve
my phone, despesately searching a sale male to many
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in the guests had started posiping by now. All Lcuski thick about was how i had lost the person li
was how I had and the past thight was she
ceiling, fanning my eyes to present my fears from ruining my makeup, Amthet krok followed, and finally, I replied, “one-
metal semeine for you. We’ve calledastuspilardiis perfectly, stw we cal
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Chapter 1
-place spot, tolegating me to second, always in his shadow, and this pattern perusted even in college. When we parted ways, I was more than relieved to never see him again. Yet hece he was, in a perfectly tailored tuxedo, his hair impeccably gelled, and a smirk playing on his lips.
“What do you say, Alana? Will see you at the altar?” he asked with a hint of challenge.
Would I let my sworn enemy become my sandor?
