Bound by the Billionaire's deal

e Montague estate

only thing keeping her upright. The weight of what she had just confessed settled over the

n Montague, was t

before she set it down with a sharp clink. Her normally comp

repeated, forcing herself

t lacked any trace of humor. He pushed back from his seat,

nry Montague,

rs, of failures, of choices he had made long before this moment. The man wh

y said, his voice hoarse. "T

n them, her face pale with disbel

ropping to the polished mahogany table. "I

exploded

ing the silverware. His chest heaved with barely contained fury. "Do you know

ched. She alr

cutting through the tension like ice

is tone. "And what would you have do

re turning to Isabella. "An

Isabella's lips. "Do

y, but she still shook her head. "You're

her palms. "Dad says we don't have a choice. E

g. "So that's it? You're just going

aven't fought? I told him no. He doesn'

ether. "And what does he

usiness deal with the Montague name attach

cing gaze to Isabella.

le

a loss. What did she get? Nothing but a gilded

ng her hands on the table

" Henry said, h

ays a way." She turned to Nathan. "Call

d. "You think a contract

flinch. "There's a

t understand the kind of man we're dealing with, Eve

yes. "Why? Why does h

a's spine. That was the

business, but Alexander had made

d, the distant sound of a car pulli

ickered toward t

at the door si

's heart

kn

the butler even

od at the entrance

e had expected this chaos. His presence was an unshakable force, sucking the

, muscles tensed. "What th

are him a glance. "I cam

felt li

urned icy. "You have

have every right. Sh

but Isabella caught

" she w

clenched, but

ance. Quick tempers." He turned his attention back t

breath hitc

ntrolled, but there was something dang

of Isabella. "She's not

unreadable expression. "I don't

ples. "Alexander, th

eft Isabella's. "She needs to und

ran down

her fists. "Yo

mall smile. "I've

step towar

t's

ry pair of eyes i

twisted, but she knew one thi

ife had j

was no tur

-

fhan

Alexander, or will h

hiding that make this ma

ed in stopping the contract,