Max rolled his eyes, clearly annoyed.
"I'm not interested."
Tanya froze, confused for a moment, and then frustration hit her hard.
"You're not interested, but you agreed to meet me because Izzy set this up?"
Damien, who had been sipping his coffee, nearly spat it out.
"Maybe you should just go along with it."
Max gave him an irritated look, but something in his expression shifted, and the anger seemed to dissipate.
He turned back to Tanya, his deep eyes still sharp but a little softer now.
"If I'm going to pretend to be your boyfriend, it's going to cost you."
Wait, what?
She blinked, thrown off by the sudden demand for money. She'd thought they were just helping her out, but apparently not.
"Okay, how much?" Tanya asked, her voice edged with uncertainty.
"Max, looking like he
