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me. “Maya—”
My brother’s future in-laws looked me up and down at the rehearsal dinner like I didn’t belong there. Then they started bragging about their powerful family name. What they didn’t know was that the estate beneath their feet belonged to me. And one more insult was about to cost them everything…
I held up a hand, but my voice softened when I addressed him. “I am not canceling your wedding. I am drawing a line.”
Grace walked around the table to my mother.
“Mrs. Ellis,” she said, tears in her eyes, “I am so sorry.”
My mother tried to smile. “Sweetheart, you didn’t do it.”
“No,” Grace said. “But I should have seen it sooner.”
