Margaret did, smoothing her hands
over her skirt before looking up at her daughter with solemn eyes. "Elena, do you trust Adrian?"
The question caught her off guard.
"I..."
Her mother's expression darkened.
"Because you shouldn't."
Elena's chest tightened. "Mom, what are you talking about?"
Margaret's fingers trembled as she reached into her purse, pulling out a folded piece of paper. "I wasn't sure if I should show you this. But after what happened today... I can't keep quiet anymore."
Elena hesitated before taking the paper. Unfolding it, her eyes scanned the words-until one name stopped her cold.
Blackwood.
Her breath hitched.
"What is this?" she whispered.
Margaret's voice wavered. "Proof that
Adrian Blackwood... had a hand in destroying our family long before this
marriage ever happened."
The world tilted beneath Elena's feet.
She gripped the paper, the words blurring together as her heart slammed against her ribs.
Adrian had always claimed he "saved" her family. That marrying hi
