Chapter ThirtyThree years ago.SaraThe air in the grand ballroom of the King estate had been completely unbreathable. Every surface was polished to a blinding, mirror-like sheen, reflecting the hundreds of wealthy, predatory faces sipping champagne and flashing smiles that felt more like bared teeth.It was my first official gala as Damian’s wife. I was twenty-two, hopelessly naive, and drowning in a designer gown that felt like a gilded straightjacket."Stand up straighter, Sara," a voice had cut through the hum of the crowd, sharp and dripping with quiet disgust.I turned to find Evelyn Blackwood, Damian’s mother, walking towards us, staring down her aristocratic nose at me. Her diamond necklace caught the light, looking as cold and unyielding as the woman wearing it."You are a Blackwood now, even if your background suggests otherwise," she murmured, her eyes scanning my flushed face with absolute disapproval. "Her words had been a physical blow, knocking the remaining air right
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