Taken By The Tycoon

ring cloud. Lucas was staring at her intently, but she couldn't force herself to look him in the eyes. No

with unsaid words. Lucas hadn't said anything since reading Henry's note, and Gr

oice was soft and controlled, but it had an

like me to say," Grace sai

r, his aura fi

everything, Grace. All

he truth. She did owe him the truth. He had a right to

closing her eyes. "I do

slightly forward, his gaze s

. What's he threa

n you believe he is. He's not just some business partner-he was involved in everything. My father's financial mess, the shady

brows. "But you di

everything. It began as a business, but soon turned personal. He made me think I w

hin line. "So Henry's been bl

bt, to control me. To make me do things I never wanted to do. The worst part is... I helped him. "I didn't realize it at that

d I was capable of doing it myself. I felt I could save you

d that it would make Lucas see her as weak, as a victim. But worse, she was afraid

l of quiet conviction. "But I needed to hear it from you. I nee

ing she hadn't witnessed in a long time: trust. Not naïve, naive trust, but th

ty of his words began to se

was brief and cold, but

ace. I am well aware of your f

your family's dirty little secrets. If you don't come to me,

walls closing in again. Henry wasn't just play

rantically, her voice quiveri

ould move. "You don't need to go to him. Whatever he's t

t if she didn't confront Henry immediately, all she'd tried to hide would be re

her voice steady despite the horror she felt within. She nodded

s voice had a dangerous edge now. "I'v

d, her voice stopping in her throat. "I'm ref

ting against the reality of what Henry could do. And, just for a moment, G

no one could save her

tempting to contain his emotions. "If

you like

. She wanted to defend him and keep him out of it. But at this instant, she realized she could

to do this carefully. I can't trust him

shing in his eyes. "Then we'll

or, the prospect of what was soon to

before Henry revealed everything. But she wasn't convinced w

a black SUV arrived outside of the mansion. The doo

s he took in the sight of Lucas standing beside her