Forbidden bonds
"Shut up, Noah. Let me handle this."
unprotected
Rules are rules, Nick. Pay up.
Nick sighed, pulled out his phone-the tension thick in the air. "I'm transferring the 15,000," he muttered, voice tight with frustration.
"Nick, no," Noah protested, her voice imploring. "That's insane!"
Nick wasn't listening to her, the pad of his thumb moving over the screen of his phone. "You just couldn't help yourself," he murmured, the transfer going through.
Noah’s heart sank. She felt cold, the joy of victory now a distant memory. "I’ll pay you back, even if it takes me ten years," she whispered, but Nick didn’t respond.