CHAPTER 14

‘My fiancée…’

Annalise froze. Her heart stopped beating for a few seconds and she felt cold shivers going up and down her spine. There was a horrible buzz in her ears, and she stared in horror at Lance. No, there must be a mistake… she hadn’t heard him right. What the hell did he just do?

She wasn’t sure who was more stunned by this news. Her or his entire family. Guinevere was looking at her from head to toe with a gaze filled with loath, disgust, and anger. Arthur, Lance’s brother looked somewhat annoyed and slightly amused, while Lance’s father, was just frowning. His mom was the only one who actually seemed happy about the… ‘big’ news dropped on everybody like a bomb.

“Oh, sweetie, that is absolutely amazing!” she said and Annalise found herself in her arms being hugged so tight that she was in danger of fainting from lack of air. “I’m ecstatic to meet you, my dear.”

She held Annalise out at arm’s length and smiled at her. Then she proceeded to k