n front of her. The numbers blurred as her eyes welled with unshed tears, but she refused to let them
out to come to nothing, and the weight of it pressed down on her chest like a heavy stone. Her father, the man who
a solution. There was only one option left, but
oice called f
in the doorway with a hesitant look on her face. Ame
re," Sarah
en expecting this meeting, but the reality of
e office. The conference room was just down the hall, and as they entered, t
recently acquired her father's. He was tall, his dark suit fitting him perfectly, his sharp fea
ere was a flicker of something-amusement, maybe? Or was it dis
his gaze sweeping over her. "I trust
s of the proposal. Alexander's offer was simple: a marriage of convenience. He would forgive
, trying to keep her voice steady
ther's company is on the verge of collapse, and you're out of options. This is the only way
made her stomach churn. She wasn't naive enough to think she could negotiate with someone like Alex
ng as a transaction. A man who didn't care about h
e breaking despite her best efforts. "This
ou'll understand soon enough that this is your only way out. Sign th
them were good. This marriage, this contract, was her only choice. But could she really marry a ma
and uncomfortable. Finally, she nodded,
aid, her voice bar
le, one that didn't quite reach his eyes
rlwind of disbelief. She had just agreed to marry a man she didn't trust,
over her. What had she just signed up for? And more i