Chapter 1

It was rumored that I had become the stand-in for the Upper East Side mogul's sweetheart, and the real one couldn't help but return to the city.

She looked at me with disdain and said, "A stand-in is always just a stand-in. Don't get any ideas about replacing me."

I lifted my hand, showing her the massive diamond ring on my finger, and offered a cool, composed smile.

"That's a shame. He's already mine now."

1.

Everyone knows that Caspian Sterling, the sole heir to the Sterling fortune, has a 'white moonlight'―the daughter of the rival Montgomery family, Seraphina Montgomery.

Caspian chased her for a decade. Even if she asked for the moon, he would have found a way to pluck it from the sky for her. Yet, Seraphina chose to leave for Europe to pursue a ballet career.

It wasn't just her love for dance. She knew that Caspian's decade of devotion made her untouchable; she believed that even if she left, his heart would remain hers, and she would always be the envied queen of the city's elite.

But at this moment, the man who should have been obsessed with Seraphina was on one knee before me, holding a pink diamond ring, asking if I would be his wife.

I took the ring, kissed his cheek, and nodded with a smile. "I do."