“I had no choice. She’s my mother, you know. I did not want to leave her there and I had no money on me at the moment. That was my only option.”
The moment the words left her lips, she pictured how stupid she sounded to him. His reaction was proof of that.
Vincent’s head snapped toward her, his lips curling in annoyance. “Get this, Ariana. You are legally married to a Blackthorn. Just in case you have forgotten. Money should be the least of your problems as my wife.”
She shook her head quickly. “I have not forgotten. I just… I cannot keep asking you for money. You have already done too much for me.”
His nose flared further, his fingers gripping the innocent seat a little too tightly. He moved swiftly, scooting closer to where she sat until he was able to hold her slender face in his ha
