Entrapment
I settled at the unoccupied dining table, happy for a moment of peace to collect my thoughts.
"Would you like a glass of wine?" the young lady manning the dining room asked.
I'd like a whole bottle, but I'd settle for a glass. "Yes, thank you. Cabernet."
"Yes, ma'am."
As she disappeared into the kitchen, Suzanna and Bryce entered. The calm was gone, yet I didn’t turn to watch them enter. I was too terrified of what I'd see.
"Alexandria, how was your mother?"
Apprehensively, my head moved their direction, my gaze fluttering between Suzanna and her son. Was this another trap? Almost imperceptibly, Bryce shook his head, telling me to play the role. Perfect fiancée. That was what he’d demanded.
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