Chapter 1

At our wedding, he got down on one knee, swearing he'd love me forever.

Tears blurred my vision as I nodded, crying happy tears.

But the moment I looked up, a line of glowing text floated in mid-air.

[Stop being touched. Even his name is a lie. Everyone at this wedding is a hired actor—except you.]

[William Harrington? His real name is Cody Miller. He’s a high school dropout. He rented this Hamptons estate, hired fake parents, and bought his Ivy League degree. The only real thing about him is his plan to ruin your family and steal your fortune.]

I froze.

Our wedding was held at the most expensive estate in the Hamptons. Over three hundred guests were in attendance, flowers were flown in from Rome, and the champagne tower stood over six feet tall.

William Harrington knelt before me, holding my hand. "Seraphina," he said, his voice dripping with devotion. "I will love you for the rest of my life."

The crowd erupted into applause.

I nodded through my tears, believing that God had finally given me the perfect man.

But as I raised my hand to wipe away my tears, a line of text flashed in the air.

[Stop being touched. Even his name is a lie. Everyone at this wedding is a hired actor—except you.]

Thinking my eyes were playing tricks on me, I rubbed them hard.

The words remained.

[William Harrington? His real name is Cody Miller. He’s a high school dropout. He rented this Hamptons estate, hired fake parents, and bought his Ivy League degree. The so-called Harrington legacy is nothing but a complete lie.]

[The only real thing about him is his plan to ruin your family and steal your fortune.]

I stood frozen on the altar.

I turned to look at William. He was gazing at me tenderly, his eyes full of deep, undivided love.

But those words were hovering right above his head.

[She doesn't believe it. She thinks she's just hallucinating from wedding stress.]

[She’ll convince herself everything is fine in no time, and happily play the part of a billionaire's wife. That is, until three months from now, when her father's company is scammed out of $200 million under the guise of a 'merger.' Her dad will suffer a stroke, and her mom will be pushed down the stairs.]

[Only then will she realize that every single word we said was true.]

The smile completely died on my face.