Reign locked the door behind her and headed to her car, trying to ignore the knot of anxiety tightening in her chest.
This was just a formality. Nothing more or less.
Her mother and stepfather would introduce her to the Pearson family. Everyone would smile and nod and pretend this was about love and compatibility instead of money and status. And Reign would sit there quietly, playing the obedient daughter, until she could escape.
Easy.
Except nothing about this felt easy.
But then, she would finally be free from her mother's shackles and get back her rights.
…..
The hotel the family booked was one of the nicest in the city, five floors of marble floors and crystal chandeliers and staff in crisp uniforms who moved like ghosts with a wide, creepy smile.
Reign arrived at seven on the
