otal mess. Her hair was tangled, her cheeks swollen and red, the

was now covered in dust, with the fabri

ht and Andrews families took one look at her and didn't

o you think marriage is, some kind of game?" The man sittin

Evelyn's father. His fac

yn's stepmother, and beside her was

were Nathaniel

y were holding back pure rage. Their eyes w

in-just lazily glanced her way. But after George's out

ike this?" Nathaniel asked, brows furrowed in con

two full steps befo

e was hoarse, like she'd cried her heart out: "Do

nd red-rimmed eyes, and anyone

y made things look worse-express

r. He was definitely mad, but the second he met Evely

er of something-almost a gl

-she always sens

ore the wedding, when someone drugged and kidnapped her. Whe

. They'd caught her humiliation on c

in total despair. unti

till loved her, ignored his mother Grace Bennett

of Lichester's social circles, tre

. If she hadn't heard him admit that the whole thing had been pla

shred his fake nice-guy mask right there. With a col

reached out again,

she snapped, sho

stumbled, slammed into the back of the

k away, his expr

the nearest teacup from the table, and hurled it toward h

to the ground rig