The Heiress He UnderestimatedChapter 27
The Heiress He Underestimated
Chapter 27
7 The Widow’s GownThe day of the Valdris Gala dawned clear and cold. A perfect, brittle day for a performance.Elera woke up feeling strangely calm, a deep, still center in the middle of the coming storm. Today, the many threads of her life would be pulled tight, and she would either be strangled by them or weave them into something new. There was no more planning to do. Only acting.Her father was a nervous wreck, which was almost funny. He kept checking his tie in the hallway mirror, his hands shaking. He wasn’t worried about her. He was worried about his deal. She was just the prized cow being walked into the auction ring.“Remember,” he said for the tenth time over breakfast, “smile, be gracious, stay by Xan’s side. This is the most important night of our lives.”
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