Camille tried blaming jealousy, but then Alistair stepped forward looking pale enough to collapse. “The baby is mine,” he admitted shakily. Daniel stared at his brother like…
Then came gift time. Camille opened blankets, baby shoes, and silver spoons engraved with Baby Mercer while guests applauded every performance. Finally, she reached for my blue…
For the next hour, I watched them perform their perfect fantasy. Daniel kissed Camille whenever cameras appeared, and Camille proudly called the baby “a Mercer miracle.” Across…
The baby shower took place at the Mercer estate because Camille stopped pretending to be humble the moment she married into money. White roses lined the driveway…
I was twenty-two, standing in the church foyer, adjusting my veil with trembling fingers as everything around me shimmered with perfection. White roses lined the aisle, a…