The Masked Stand-In

Valerie spun around and marched out of the master bedroom. Her pulse hammered against her ribs as she stormed down the grand staircase of Pine Grove Manor. She gripped the black card in her fist. The rigid plastic dug into her palm, a sharp reminder of the gilded cage Donovan wanted to lock her inside. He thought his vast wealth and veiled threats could bend her to his will. She refused to give hi