Under the spotlight, Daniel's face went from stark white to furious red. He shoved the guards aside and staggered forward.
"Emma!" His voice rasped like sandpaper. "You've been lying to me all along?!"
I stood on the stage, my fingertips grazing the cold facets of my diamond ring.
Looking down at him, I curled my lips in contempt. "Lying to you?"
I laughed softly. "Compared with the devoted-lover act you put on for three years, my little omission was nothing."
Whispers surged through the guests like a tide. Daniel clenched his fists until his knuckles turned white.
Vivian hurried over in her heels and seized his arm, her scarlet nails nearly piercing his skin.
"You disgrace!" she hissed.
The gaze she usually turned on me with such arrogance was now full of fear and deference. "Lady
