The Billionaire's Stand-in Bride.

used smile, "Wh

n't smi

rs me imm

wedding, Dad, why should I hand my wedding dress to her?

oo quiet a knife can cut

time? What business do I have with taking Kate's dress? W

alking down that

s all i

is fuming. Her breath rises and falls carefully, like she is trying to conceal

...okay." Then back to our father. "You want Daisy to marr

at her sadly or with pity. He looks

shaky but I don't mind. I can agree to a lot of things but never this. "I will not

be insane. No ot

ut controlled, no matter the mood he is in. He delivers h

er this conversation is, I walk t

y hands touch the knob, I

m and you will never

ha

He hasn't moved

oman. He belongs to Kate

anymo

rather die than watch her marry h

an, right?" She f

?" I ask,

him away

despite the situatio

man, Kate. He is you

ith the wedding earlier? You wanted to try your luck, an

Katherine," I scream at her. Th

speaks again, and bot

this." I drop to my knees and gra

, and I see a tear

s legs. "This is the only way

love him, I don't want him. Katherine does

face. I know it is already decided.

ll walk down that aisle whether

to do this to me?" Her eyes search his. "Are yo

You have 20 minutes," and with that,

again, and he stops.

her, like he is avoiding se

, and so why he is going this extreme to hurt

eels like since I came to this life,

nstead, he reaches for t

ot knowing what

p in tears. It sends a deep wave of hurt through my h

heri

I can continue. "You want fat

o-no that I wouldn't step into that

dn't leave me with any choice, Kate."

nt to do th

away from all of this if

here to go,

nt to run, but I have no

Run to him,"

ed

dy, and running to him feels like I'm

t answ

know the answer already. C

has just happened. She sounds

ally doing

ness?" she retorts. "I said it's fine

ooking for answers,

ard to unzip her dress. The guilt of what I

se ha

nt you to do it. I want you to

?" I ask, my

s forgiveness. I ca

k down that aisle, and then after the wedding, she will

me. She hugs me a little too tightly, and

say through the

own finally. She slips out of it aggressively,

wipe the remains of the tears from my eyes. I can't stop the tear

ut me." S

e door, Kate's voice stops me. The thoughts o

ai

er, my hand still on the

t why you ar