Playing Wife

Daphne’s POV

The dining room of the Lancaster estate was large enough to host a gala, yet it felt like a tomb. I had spent the last three hours ensuring the table was perfect. The silver was polished to a mirror finish, the candles were flickering with a soft, romantic glow, and the scent of the roasted duck, Kaelen’s favorite, or so the staff told me, filled the air.

I was wearing a dress that co