I caught the bouquet at my best friend's wedding. I wasn't even dating anyone, so I was sure I wouldn't be next.

Until someone from the past came back. We'd promised if neither of us were married by the time we were thirty we'd marry each other.

But then I'm taken captive by someone else and told I am the sacrifice, that I'm now property. A payment for a debt that has nothing to do with me.

Now I wish I could go back to that boring, safe life. Because this can't possibly be my fairy tale.

NOTE: This is a dark contemporary standalone that occurs in the same world as The Proposal. This book can be read first/alone.