Iris had no idea how she got back to the hotel. Mina had probably arranged for someone to drive her, but the details were hazy. She sat on the edge of the bed in her room, her mind churning with everything Mina had told her.
Before she had climbed into that silver Maybach, Iris had been wondering if her own behavior had crossed a line. But within minutes, Mina had told her the truth. She and Lucas had a marriage of convenience, a strategic alliance between families. Neither of them had any feelings for the other. And Mina wanted Iris to be with Lucas. She wanted them to stand together and fight back against the Sterling family. She wanted her own freedom.
'What is any of this supposed to mean? What kind of past do Lucas and I really share?'
Iris shot to her feet and tore through every p
