y's
gown felt like a
licate against my skin, the bodice hugging my figure perfectly-too perfectly, as i
osed to become Ja
d at the door,
s voice was hus
side, her face pale. She took one look at me an
irror, swallowing hard.
tepping closer. "We can leave-
go where, Amanda? Jason will
her eyes. "I'd rather spend my life r
ts, my nails digg
debt would be erased. My family
who crossed him. And once I belong
hands. "You deserv
at the door
ce came through, muffle
her head. "
y ears and then, with
d, tossed it onto the vanit
Amanda
asn't s
to the fire escape. The cold metal stung my skin as I gripped
rk, the pavement far enough that if I
eard Amanda's
-I l
egs, but I pushed forward, bar
rn dress following behind me like a g
es. The cold sting of the p
ey, my heart pounding. Jason'
aybe seconds bef
to di
lden lights caught m
ough the revolving doors and i
tal chandeliers, the murmur of hushed con
unge, my gaze dartin
en I s
an expensive whiskey, was
s Ran
ul. Practically royalty i
y only chance a
d, grabbing the s
I gasped.
sweeping over me. His expression didn't change-no sh
he asked, sip
throat raw. "You
me like a discarded relic. Then to my bare feet and finally,
musement. "You look l
on his sleeve. "Th
eyebrow. "I
doors bu
n's men strode inside. They scanned t
awed at
ht, then turned back to me, on
hard. "The
eat, considering. "And
reeping into my voice. "Becau
ing smile cu
eached fo
make them th
me forward, smoothly and effor
asp
ingers resting lightly against my hip. To an
my ear. "Stay still," he
n approach
a black suit, frowned as h
ily, his expressi
eyeing me. "We're l
skey, unbothered. "Well, I c
enough to make my skin prickle. I forced mys
es narrowed.
is voice was smooth as silk, but there
n stif
moment o
glances and turned away,
ky breath as th
irked. "S
scrambling off his lap.
. "That, darling,
ed hair, trying to steady my br
nd leaned forward. "Now the real question is
fr
eyes told me he a
going to be simple. Before I c
out, my hand
te
unknow
Mary. But y
od ran
ed to the screen, r
r little escape plan just g