The small white card propped against the vanity mirror spelled out Anne's fate in delicate script.

You are cordially invited to Chessley Manor

for a wedding breakfast to celebrate the marriage of

Lady Anne Isabelle Chessley to

Lord Cedric Alexander Sheridan.

"Am I truly doing this?" she asked aloud.

Emily stood behind Anne, her beautiful figure highlighted in a pale blue silk bridesmaid's gown. "Anne, you are in a wedding dress waiting for a ...