DENIAL
~SIMONE'S POV~
The devil kept his promises.
That realization hit me as I stared at the documents spread across the mahogany desk. Nicholas Stravkos hadn't been lying about one thing, my uncles had sold me like cattle at auction.
My fingertips shook as I traced the familiar signatures. Baron and Hector Alejandro. My father's brothers. Their handwriting was as familiar to me as my own.
"Asset transfer agreement," I read aloud, the words bitter on my tongue.
"Effective control of secondary Alejandro holdings, including all associated properties, business interests, and dependents, transfers to Nicholas Stravkos upon completion of the marriage ceremony between Simone Love Alejandro and Rafael Isaac Russo."
I looked up at Nicholas, who leaned against the bookshelf, watching me wi
