The Imposter Bride by Sallie Woods

Chapter 259

Chapter 259

In any case, she was already a prisoner, and who knew when Callum might just flip his lid and off her. She might as well live it up while she was here

Lexi was surprised to find her chin getting chubbier despite being confined to her room, where she could indulge in a variety of gourmet dishes from around the world.

This morning, as she looked at her reflection in the mirror, she felt nothing but contempt for herself. Anyone who knew her situation would understand that she was being held captive, but others might think she was off living the high life somewhere

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Her

would her face look so pufty? It was as if it had been inflated! No, she had to rescue herself from this downward spiral and get out of this godforsaken place!

was plotting her escape, Lex heard footsteps outside the door She quickly tossed the teddy bear she was holding into the air and rolled off the bed

princess bed, with its dreamy canopy, had a large enough gap underneath to hide an adult.

“Creak”

The door was pushed open, and the sound of footsteps followed Lexi knew it must’ve been fita, leading the maids to deliver her food

Sure enough, Rita’s professional voice filled the room ‘Ms. Lexi, today’s delicacy is from Paraguay

be found. She stopped speaking, knocked on the bathroom door, and

the

led the maids out. She waited a moment until she was sure they were far enough away

are you doing?”

standing in the doorway, and she was caught in the act of crawling out from

“Um, I was looking

her intentions but not calling her out “I heard you’ve been behaving lately. That’s good, a smart choice” Callum left

him over Enough! What does he mean by ‘smart choice?

reason, Lex always felt a bit powerless whenever she faced Callum. She knew she hadn’t done

questioning where her courage had gone, Rita rushed back in with the maids Seeing Lexi sitting properly on the bed, Rita was

Lexi, we’ve brought your meal. This is a special crab dish from Paraguay, it’s incredibly flavorful

attention had already been captured by the food the maids were carrying. She took a deep

her cool facade, pointing to a table and

left. Lexi uncovered the exquisite dishes and saw the succulent king crab inside. All thoughts of escape

holiday season approached Magnus took Natalia and Jonas back to Melfort. Upon landing, Magnus was extremely excited on the drive home because he had

front and Magnus sat with

staring out the window Magnus grabbed her hand.

shook her head, then nodded after a moment “Maybe, a little homesick perhaps. It’s been a long time since I’ve been

And remember, you’re the lady of the house, so you call

as Magnus finished, Jonas, who had been leaning on Natalia, chimed

small smile “Okay, I’m not afraid anymore. You will protect

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