rra

hypocritical mansion behind us. I watched the explosive comments o

gratitude genuine. Tonight would no

till fixed on the road. His tone was flat. "

meant George or Be

r his motives for helping me. There's no such thi

?" I asked directly. I hate

huckle, but it was gone in an inst

nstead pulling the car up in f

d, unbuckling his seatbelt. H

eed. On my own territory, I at l

'd cleared out the last of George's things. Burton was so tall

wept over the trash bag in the corner, filled with George's thing

ass of water. "Te

o glow under the lights. He stared at me

ing I'd mishea

as cool as if he were discussing a business deal. "Afte

mess. "Why me? We ba

ement and need a new start to get out of this mess. I need a wife to de

elders had been pressuring him to choose a mate f

fire; I wasn't about to jump into another. Besides, I was a

ion dollars," Bur

t. One hundred million dolla

ill dare to trouble you again," he continued, upping the ante. "You can use

d to start a company? I

explained, "I did some backgroun

l freedom, to completely break away from my family, and to start the business I

time, his voice low and dangerous. "Don't mistak

A pure transaction, no emotional entan

look him straight in the eye. "But th

e money will be in your account tomorrow morning.Then, we'll g