200 Reasons to Never Look Back
The insult rolled off his tongue with ease, but it no longer pierced me.
Perhaps I had grown numb.
Nine years of this bond had stripped me of myself, leaving nothing but a shadow bound to his side.
I had long forgotten the girl I once was—bright, ambitious, full of ideas.
Nine years ago, when my grandfather was dragged into the silver mines, Ryan appeared with an offer.
He gave me a million, but the price was binding myself to him under a mate-contract, a convenient stand-in to shield him from Campbell Pack’s challenges.
For my grandfather’s sake, I agreed.