My mysterious fiance

Previously

…The letters, the locket, the unsettling similarities… they painted a picture far darker than I had ever imagined. Julian Thorne was not just an enigmatic businessman; he was a man with a history, a history intertwined with my own family’s secrets, a history my mother had desperately tried to shield me from. And Liam Sterling… his sudden appearance, his gentle nature, his observant eyes… was he an ally? Or was he another piece in this intricate, dangerous game? The dragon my mother spoke of was stirring, and I was standing perilously close to its awakening. The gilded cage I thought I inhabited was starting to feel very much like a trap.