Her Love, My Transaction

efore a side mirror clipped my shoulder,

hot up

cused on me. They were yellin

shot. Anoth

l, panicked cry, her ha

t unfold. She'd sacrifice me. O

what Scarlett wanted

car, unmarked, pulled up. Men

lped me up. "Y

," I mu

in the alley. His own men had turned on him, or so the

y shoulder throbbed,

private clinic she'd sent me to.

owers that sme

the part of concerned benefactor. "Are you alright? I

to touch my arm.

t," I

recoile

sked, my voice quiet. "All those years. Yo

"Well... you were a

terly, hopele

," I said. "

You're right. He's very shaken

di

rlett and Ethan, arm in arm at some society

a blip on my emotional rada

the clinic, my arm in a sling

than were wait

. "Liam! Man, you look rough. So glad

od shoulder. I g

s, a strange expre

ells me you two were... close. Before me, I mean. She didn't have

rlett looked nervou

chance. My e

wide, insi

Scarlett only ever had eyes for you. For years. She talked about you constantly. Every oth

e looked at Scarlett, his e

d at me, stunn

I continued, laying it on thick. "All for

He pulled Scarlett into a hug

ne. Ethan had gone off to "celebrate" his n

all, as we pulled up to the cu

y hand on the door handle. "For him to b

So cold. I had no af

st way. Make her so besotted with Ethan sh