Julian Mackenzie's POV
There are moments when the world seems to freeze. It doesn't matter how many battles you've won, how many glances you've held without blinking. Suddenly, the ground beneath your feet turns to quicksand, and the air thickens like molten glass.
This was one of those moments.
Everything seemed perfect.
Zara, the bride, the queen of this event, was dazzling. My daughter, Alina, radiant with happiness. They both wore the earrings I had chosen for them.
But then Zara collapsed. A slight dizziness, a pallor that only I noticed. And when, her voice breaking, she confirmed that Asher Fox is her father, my world shattered.
It's not exactly what you expect in life: that your father-in-law has seen you in action in the past. That it's the same man who, in London, over
