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na Carter stood rigid, her fingers curling into fists at h

n Bla

utterly terrifying. His sharp, chiseled features remained emotionless, but

steady, though her insides churned with pa

Oh, but he did." His voice was deep, smooth, laced with cruel amusement. "

family's finances crumble. Her father had hidden the truth until it wa

e

d. "You can't for

ate steps. He stopped just inches from her, so clo

d, his voice sending a shiver down her s

the truth. If she walked away, her father would be ruin

sleek black folder on Da

you want from m

finger, forcing her to meet his gaze.

mmed against her

do as I say, attend events, play the devoted wife.

mind racing. "And

-free. Untouched-if

n. She should have felt relief at his last words.

f his power, but because, in that moment,

haky breath. "Fi

mien's eyes. He reached into a dra

kwood. The devil alwa

ind her to him. The elegant scrawl of his signature alr

mbled as she pi

l it would take to sur

t clawing at her mind. Was

s deep voice cut through her tho

th a final push of courage, sh

, Damien took the contract from h

stretched acr

hell, Mrs.

down. The weight of what she had just done

sold h

y, his thumb running over the edge of the contract

had just finalized a simple business transactio

t stuttered

Do you need an invi

rd. "I thought I'd ha

ust?" He leaned in, his voice dropping to a whisper. "You

ran down

ee how deeply his presence unsettled her. "Fine," she said

ve office doors. "Your things are already being hand

twisted. You be

at like a noose, but before she c

houldered, sharply dressed, with a p

essed Damien with a nod.

ect. "Good. Escort my wife-to-be home and make

to-be. The words sent an unfa

on my own," s

as Damien's assistant or driver, rem

he couldn't see a way out. But if Damien thought she would

lips curled at the edges. "You'll learn soon eno

e pulled the strings of her life. "And in my

irk wi

ll s

orted out of the office, stepping

lenched into fists in her lap. The city lights blurred p

as o

n Bla

wn for his ruthless business dealings, a man who control

and lost. And she was t

ying to push away the a

" she muttered u

, Miss

s assistant, she assumed. His express

latly, turning her ga

. She pulled it out, hesitatin

oice came through, hoa

r teeth. "Don'

ave a choice,

"No choice? You had a thousand

ant to drag you into this, sweetheart. But

around the phone.

e breaking, "just do what he says.

felt like

the lump in her thr

, she ended the call an

ing, glass-walled building that seemed to

new

out first, openin

t building meant stepping into a

n't let Damie

, exhaling softly b

ouched the ground, a p

with unreadable eyes. Dressed in his signat

ome, Mrs.

it sent a shiver

She might be trapped, bu

by

by a