“So,how did you two meet?”
The matriarch's voice broke the silence, drawing all the attention to herself.
My head spun in pain. We hadn't rehearsed an answer for that question at all. I looked at Adrian with fearful eyes.
If the matriarch found out about our transaction,she could kill me
“We met…”
“Let her speak for herself”
Adrian tried to answer,but she cut him off.
Fuck! I cursed within me.
My smile didn't waver “We met some months back during a business meeting.”
“What meeting?” She asked
I gulped down in fear. In my absent mindedness, my hand jerked, knocking the bowl with a sharp clang. Hot broth spilled down the leather, searing against my skin, sticky and suffocating.
“Ahh…sorry. I've got to change.”
I mumbled an apology and pushed back from the table, nearly trippin
