The Untouchable Vow
city an echo of the storm raging inside her. Her phone buzzed incessantly in her
dn't breathe under the weight of
real, had been playing a role all along. Even now, with his explanations about family ob
the window. Her reflection stared back at her in the glass,
Dominic's, not Lila's, and certain
phone buzzed again. This time, curiosity got th
known Number "We need to talk. Meet me
mber, but she didn't need to. But there was only one person w
stared at the words, something shifted. If he wanted to explain, to finally
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whiskey. The amber liquid burned his throat, but it did little to dull the ache in his
not saying the one thing that mattered most was tha
lackwood name wasn't just a legacy-it was a leash. And Lila, with her
would come, he couldn't shake the feeling that he was standing at t
ade as he curiosity took the best of her. Upon getting
or answers or to let Dominic manipulate her
ngly slow. Her heart pounded with every ding, her mind raci
she hesitated. Her hand hovered over the handle,
d turn away, th
His tie was loosened, his hair disheveled, and his eyes-those dark,
said, his v
she said firmly, stepping ins
udden breath followed, cl
seated comfortably as she stared
f place as his pupil kep
m as he began his words, his voice turn
e uttered. "Fo
to me, Dominic. You let me believe there was something between
The engagement with Lila is a sham-a deal our families made to secure
ice trembling. "You're okay with giving up your l
ic admitted. "Not
e her chest tighten, but she wou
for me," she said. "You let her hu
ing. "If I brought you into this world, you'd become a tar
ieve him, to let herself fall into the vulnerability she saw in his e
phone buzzed on the table. He glance
it?" Oliv
r the screen. Then he discover
tomorrow morning. Be ready to make a
ch dropped. "W
hand. If I don't publicly commit to the engagemen
You're just going to let her win? You're goi
" he said firmly. "I'm done playing her games.
caught. "What
. "I'll end the engagement, walk away from the merge
p knock at the door prompting Dominic standin
was a man in a dark su
Your father has requested an urg
pale. The room suddenly felt smal
n out," he murmured, his hear