Instead, the girl slowly raised her trembling hand into the warm candlelight, holding out a gleaming silver circular bracelet that caught every beam of light in the room. A close-up shot revealed the intricate royal family crest deeply engraved into the solid metal band. Then why does this have your family crest on it? the girl questioned, her voice cutting through the tense silence like a blade. In an extreme close-up, Julian—the head of the Sterling family sitting at the head of the table—stared at the silver piece. His eyes went wide with sheer shock and horrifying realization as a dramatic sting pierced the room's soundtrack. The bracelet was a one-of-a-kind heirloom he had personally placed on his true love's wrist twenty years ago before she mysteriously vanished without a trace.