The Heiress Returns: Reclaiming My Legacy
“Unlike you, I actually came here for that specific book. You probably grabbed it because it looked dramatic on the cover.”
Her mouth fell open, offended to her core. “Excuse me?”
“You heard me.”
I could see how she was too stunned to speak. Then she leaned back, spine stiff, still clutching the book like it was a lifeline. Her curls spilled over her shoulders as she tilted her chin higher, eyes sparking with defiance. “Even if that’s true,” she said, slow and deliberate, “I’m not giving it to you.”
She muttered something under her breath, something that sounded suspiciously like an arrogant jerk and flipped the book open again, deliberately turning the page with enough force to make it snap