My mysterious fiance

Previously

…A cold dread washed over me. This was no longer just about strange phone calls or shadowy figures. This was something deeper, something connected to my family, to Julian’s past, to the very foundations of his empire. The whispered fears were becoming a roar, and I knew, with a certainty that chilled me to the bone, that my life was about to change irrevocably. The gilded cage was starting to feel like a trap, and I was no longer sure I wanted to be rescued by the man who had built it.