Chapter 409

Briony blinked open her eyes, groggy and disoriented.

She found herself staring up at a room she knew all too well.

Wait-this was... the master bedroom at Southcreek Manor?

Her muddled mind snapped awake in an instant.

She bolted upright, only to feel a strange, heavy resistance in her body.

Glancing down, Briony froze in shock-she was wearing a wedding dress.

Her eyes widened, panic flaring in her chest.

No-this couldn't be. Wasn't this the very dress she'd burned in Ghana four years ago?

What the hell was going on?!

She scanned the room, desperate for answers.

No doubt about it-this was Southcreek Manor's master bedroom.

How on earth had she ended up here?

A sharp pain pulsed at her temples. She pressed her fingers to her head, trying to steady herself.

Fragments of memory before she'd blacked out started to resurface.

Had... had Stewart kidnapped her?

Her breath caught in her throat.

he lost his

divorce papers, the next he'd abducted

her, Briony threw back the covers

metallic clink echoed from beneath

as she slowly lowered

steel chain snaked across the

the hem of her dress and found the chain

the chain with her eyes, she saw the other end was

her hands trembling

really had

Click.

The door opened.

head snapped toward the

strode in, tall and composed,

small dishes and

was awake, Stewart's sharp features remained calm,

a faint, indifferent smile. "Good. You're up. Just

stared at his suit-it was identical to the

This was insane.

you even realize what you're doing?" she spat, her anger barely contained.

a very fair thing

table beside the sofa at the foot of

you know." He stepped closer, reaching out as

instantly, the chain rattling a

a cruel

never cease to surprise me in the

fixed on

snapped, her patience gone. "You don't have

twisted in

humorless, almost mocking smile.

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