THE BILLIONAIRE'S MISTRESS: SWEET TEMPTATION
I wanted to watch his world crumble the way mine felt like it was crumbling right now, standing here being introduced as nothing, as nobody, as a problem to be explained away.
But I loved him. God help me, I loved him. And love, I was learning, meant protecting people even from the consequences they deserved.
"Actually, I'm the daughter of Beatrice's business partner," I said, and I watched Aurelio's shoulders drop with relief so profound it was almost insulting.
"My father works with Beatrice, and she's been kind enough to take me under her wing. I'm studying under her mentorship, she's teaching me about business."
Miriam's face lit up with understanding, all the awkward tension dissolving
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