The Forgotten Heiress Returns
What kind of nerve did it take to walk into the Winchester mansion, drop a woman's most dangerous secret onto a side table like a losing hand of cards, and then stand there smiling like she'd already ordered dessert?
Nobody tried that in this city. Nobody dared come this close to the fire and act as though it couldn't touch them.
"How long," Elizabeth said finally, her voice dropping, "is long enough?"
"One year." Amber answered without a beat of hesitation, as though she had rehearsed the number in front of a mirror that very morning. "I promise. A year from today, I will end the engagement myself."
"Why should I trust you?" Elizabeth's head shook slowly from side to side, her eyes narrowin