"Fate," Dorian Coralis had said. Juliet dwelt on this, instinctively recalling those days when he had so despised her. She wondered how he would react if she told him that she was the girl he had met at her aunt and uncle's home.

"I'll marry you, Dorian," Juliet whispered, triumph soaring within her. Revenge! The word was all around her. She would bring this man to the dust!