Total pages in book: 113
Estimated words: 107660 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 538(@200wpm)___ 431(@250wpm)___ 359(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 107660 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 538(@200wpm)___ 431(@250wpm)___ 359(@300wpm)
Fear gripped me, wondering if telling him the lie about my relationship with Lucian would only make it worse. What if he saw through it and ended it all because he caught me in a lie?
Fear dug deeper when I thought of admitting the truth and calling Lucian’s bluff. What if Lucian ruins my dad’s retirement?
My heart thundered, pounding harder and harder within my chest as if trying to escape the situation.
My mind scrambled for the right answer, quickly running through the pros and cons of each, when another question arose that I hadn’t considered—hadn’t thought I’d care.
What if Lucian pulled out of our arrangement, and I never lost myself to the pleasure and release only he could give me under his control?
The air stuttered in my lungs, jolting my heart and mind. My heart lurched into my stomach while my mind restarted with the clarity of knowing I didn’t need Lucian Daire.
But none of it settled enough to feel like the right choice.
None of it felt good—just for reasons I hadn’t expected or planned for.
Fuck it, I thought, sinking into my own frustration.
I closed my eyes and took a deep breath before opening them.
Lifting my chin, I gave my father a confident smile and explained exactly how he asked me to.
And I couldn’t wait to see the look on Lucian Daire’s face when he finally realized the decision I made.
Not for him and his threats, but the decision I made for me.