Arabella:
My whole body tensed as the door clicked shut. He was gone but his words were still ringing in my head. I closed my eyes, taking in a deep, shaky breath to calm myself, but that didn't work. My thoughts were spiraling.
Ten million.
The amount made my heart race. Ten whole million just to get married to him, or in his words, pretend to be someone who was in love with him. The offer was tempting. So f*****g tempting that if it were anyone else and not him, I would've taken it without a thought.
But it just had to be him.
It was laughable that after all my efforts to manage the situation didn't prevail, the only ray of hope I finally got was from the man I despised the most. A deprecating snort left my lips.
The sound of hurried footsteps clicking against the marble floor, fol
