Anabella Sullivan's POV:
After hearing Lynne's words, my legs went weak, and cold sweat broke out across my back.
Edmund had made a deal with her, and the thing being traded was me?
Edmund's tender eyes flashed through my mind. No. His feelings for me couldn't have been fake.
But then what was Lynne's story?
What if... what if she was telling the truth? Then my trust in Edmund, my feelings for him, would have been a joke from the very beginning.
My hands trembled slightly.
The conversation inside the wine cellar continued.
Xavier set down his glass. "I get it now. Your collaboration with Edmund is kind of special. But I have to remind you, Edmund is way more powerful than you can imagine. He's not someone you can control or make demands of that easily. I'm very suspicious..."
"Sus
