“The government has already seized all of our assets and my father lies in a hospital bed while a jail sentence awaits him here! What did I do to you to deserve this, Jeremy?” He only watches me with narrowed eyes. He steps closer, his presence looming over me like a dark cloud. “You don’t underst

Her words are like a slap to my face and I physically reel back from the blow. I clench my fists and try to not break down. “Please, give me a few more days. I am trying everything. I promise I will pay you. P-please don’t delay my father’s surgery.” I plead desperately. The nurse scoffs as she lo

My throat goes dry and my lips part as I stare at him with wide eyes. It feels like I am trapped between the chair and him. “I-I-” I want to get the words out but the heat of his body is messing with my thoughts. I wait for him to move back and give me some space but he doesn’t. Instead, he leans c

Fiona’s POV I fidget in my seat, nervously glancing at Micah from beneath my eyelashes. Unlike me, he sits relaxed beside me, his arm thrown over the back of the seat and his muscular jean-clad legs wide open. My knee pops up and down as I stare at the marriage contract on the table in front of m

Jeremy’s POV For a minute, he doesn’t know what to say. What is meek, little Fiona doing with his vicious brother? He eyes the hand on her back with narrowed eyes and glares at her. She keeps her head down, making her hair cover her face and doesn't meet his eyes. “Jeremy,” Micah nods tightly at