Rhaella's POV
Instead, I felt his hands adjusting my coat, to cover my body.
My eyes flew open as I took in the hard look on his face.
“Do you honestly think I need to pay a woman for s*x?” he asked, cutting through the silence. “I’m sure you know I have many options.”
Heat rushed straight to my cheeks.
“I just thought…”
“You thought offering yourself would make me help you,” he said flatly, cutting me off. “You’re already trapped in a scandal, Miss Hammond. And the last thing you’d want to do is turn into exactly what they’re accusing you of.”
That sounded like he didn’t believe the rumors.
But why?
Had he actually looked into my story?
The thought made my heart stutter, but the weight of his words were slowly crushing me.
He didn’t want me.
I dropped my gaze, and I knew he c
