The Alpha's Secret Heiress: Marriage To The Most Powerful Alpha

nce

the crystal flutes catching the light like a th

the man who held m

hitched in my throat, my heart hammering against my ribs in a franti

en moments, of being his secret.

ined his words, a subtle hint, a shared glance that would finally acknowle

ing extra handsome

bumped her shoulder against mine. Her eyes, the sa

p a glass of vintage champagne, tryi

's ambient glow, pinning Karter to the high platform.

hey met mine. Something complex flickered in their depths

oze, my feet rooted to the marble fl

ified by the microphone, washed over the hall. "Tonight,

y face. I felt my own breath catch, sus

dn't move

figure standing just beside him

gette Davidson, ste

innocent angel in the spotlight's glare

then cracked. My mind went

pled through the guests. The sound was a physical t

high for everyone to see. "Bridgette is not only the love of my

es found mine across the room. Her gaze was no

ght faint. Then, just as quickly, it receded, leaving an

ac

l flute slipped from my numb fingers, ex

r's from the stage. His brow furrowed, a flic

and captured Bridgette's lips in a deep, possess

eers, a roar that completely drowned out the s

en dreams. I was a fool. A clown stripp

r secret roma

to g

ffocating room, to escape the hundreds

forgiving hand clamp

sn't

mother, Jo

ion crossed her face. "Cadence, I

tightly with both hands like iron clamps, and dr

He's a remarkable man. He's a great help to our family.

ounds of Karter and Bridgette being celebrated, of their perfect future being

world, I am nothing more than a commodity