Chapter 36. Fear of the Truth

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I was left frozen where I stood. The crowd jubilated as everyone congratulated me. I forced a smile onto my face as I greeted everyone with a fake smile pasted on it.

I was so lost in greeting people that I didn’t notice the hands that wrapped around my waist. I turned to find Lucas.

“My lady,” he said, and he picked up my hand and kissed it.

“Lucas, why didn’t you…?” I tried to talk to him about the announcement he had just made.

“Not now, love, let’s dance,” he said as he led me to the dance floor. My eyes fell on Damien as he stood dancing with Britney on the dance floor. I didn’t know where he had come from, as I hadn’t seen him since I got here.

“I don’t k