I woke up inside an abandoned warehouse.
My hands were tied tight, and tape sealed my mouth shut.
Felix stood nearby with a cigarette in his hand, scrolling idly through his phone.
He must have felt my stare because he turned around shortly after. "Awake now, Ms. Rudd?"
He walked over and peeled the tape off my mouth. A sharp stinging pain spread across my lips right away.
I glared at him fiercely. "k********g is illegal. What exactly do you want?"
Felix let out a cold chuckle. "Simple. I'm using you as bait—to lure my arrogant brother here. Why did he even have to come back? I was supposed to be the heir to the Ylianor Group. I was supposed to marry Fiona. Everything changed the second he showed up."
He sneered. "What makes him better than me? Just because he was born first? Just b
