Chapter 96

Mia

“Was it really?” he asked, looking doubtful as he rolled onto his back. Then he pulled me into his arms and hugged me tight.

Not surprisingly, I loved being in his arms in this position, squished against him. I felt comforted and safe. It was as if I didn’t have to worry about a thing in the world, and if there were anything horrible that should affect me, I felt in my gut James would be there for me. An odd instinct to have for sure for a young woman in my unconventional situation. After all, I was merely his mistress, tied to him via a two-million-dollar debt.

I sighed and frowned darkly.

“What’s the matter?” he asked.

I licked my lips and blushed profusely. Then I shook my head to indicate there was nothing weird I was thinking about right now.

James wasn’t buying it. “You’re lying. I can tell when you’re lying.”

Huh? He could tell when I was lying? How in the world could he do that when we hadn’t even been together that long?

Of course, Andy, my brother, knew instantly when I