Betrayal Behind The Contract

w me farther into a web I shouldn't have been in. To make sure the occasion would go well, the caterers, photographers, and wedding coordinato

oman. Lucas Kane was playing for kee

ad. Don't you believe that you will rescue your mother? Lucas seems like the answer to your prayers. However,

y? And why did I feel lik

y mother was admitted to the hospital, her health deteriorated. There was too much pressure to make the correct cho

ling me out of my reverie. I looked at the time. I shouldn't have had anybody knocking on my door at

as I saw the last person I ha

, Lu

his black suit appeared to swallow him whole, and he looked just as he always had. Tonight, however, the

ming or whether reality had some

red on me for a second, a little too long. I immediately took a step

ep, solemn voice, "I

eel the hairs on the back of my neck spring up. Breathing became diff

about?" Trying to keep

things you need to understand, Sophia." "Marrying me is more than simply a financial deci

weren't the worst, however. The way he said things was the worst

s ineffective. Everything else was muff

lmost audible, "I know.

yes never leaving mine. His closeness was oppressive. It was hard t

I need you to understand what this contract means." "What you

how little I really understood about Lucas Kane the more I stared at him. I had seen a businessman's face, a CEO who was calculating and co

My heart thumping in

d and I get what I need. However, you need to realize one thing. He hesitated a second, his eyes darting to my lips and back to my ey

ff him. Money wasn't the only factor here. It was more than simply the agreement. I was aware of that now. I couldn't

h for him to hear but no more than a whisper. "How am I

of something new and magnetic were palpable to me. I wanted to push him away and take a step back, but

ice full of an emotion I couldn't identify. "A

ven though it was a gentle touch, my body felt an electrical shock. It was an

to think. I was immobile.

ent. There was a flare of something in his eyes, something dark and complicated,

"I'll see you tomorrow." We'll work out the spec

ere shaking and with my hand still h

o interpret the way he had stared at me. One thing was certain, though: Lucas Kane was more than si

id of it than I wan

alter my life. The choice was pressing down on me like a vice as the wedding drew nearer. However, the wedding wasn't the only thi

hen table and looked down at it. I believed that I had already decided. But now that

l then rang

urprised to see someone I had nev

g was different in her gaze.

hat you're doing, Sophia." "And it's probably time

f Cha