Larisa breathed in deeply as soon as she shuffled inside the car. The meeting had been hard to endure, especially with multiple dark, predatory eyes watching her every move.
Julian's cousins...they were...they weren't ordinary. They addressed her as a toy, even though she was a walking-talking human being just like them. She didn't understand it...
At the sound of Julian entering behind her, she looked over at him. For a moment in there, she thought Julian would've handed her over to them.
But to her surprise, he'd defended her at the expense of losing a multi-million dollar deal, why...?
Her eyes flickered down to his hand when it reached for hers, pulling it into his lap.
"I'm sorry about that." He said, resting her palm flat against his thigh and his above it. "I hope those fools
