The bride hid under the bed as a prank, but she overheard her mother-in-law say, “In a year, we’ll take everything from her.” That night, she realized her marriage was a trap. CHAPTER 1: THE WEDDING NIGHT

using an inheritance from my late grandmother, or at least that is what I had told Elias during our courtship.

In reality, the money came from my family’s private trust, but nobody in his family knew the true extent of my background.

My mother had made me promise before she passed away that I would never marry a man who loved my family’s wealth more continue reading …