Riley knew better than to believe his words. Not that she thought she ever would. If there was one man she could never trust, no matter how much her life depended on it, it had to be Jayce.
However, she did as Sebastian had told her and simply shook her head. Sebastian said that when intimidation wouldn’t work, they would try to manipulate, and that’s exactly what the mention of a “deal” sounded like. Jayce was trying to buy her off by dangling something she would want right in front of her face.
“No,” she shook her head. “I don’t want any kind of deal from you. I just came here to tell you that this would happen, and if you wish to make a run for it, you may try.”
The corners of her mouth curled up in a grin when she said that. She wasn’t stupid enough to miss the humor in this. It was
