The Secret Billionaire Heiress Strikes Back
"The family story is that you've been abroad all these years—studying in Europe, traveling, finding yourself. Whatever bullshit sounds believable. You will not, under any circumstances, let them think anything else. Do you understand me?"
Ravyn made a small sound of acknowledgment, it wasn't agreement, or submission. It was more like to indicate that she'd heard him.
The noncommittal response snapped whatever restraint Jeremy had been maintaining.
His face darkened, and before Ravyn could react, he slapped her as she cut her lip, tasting blood in her mouth
"When I speak to you, you answer properly," he snarled, his voice rough with an emotion that she could not identify.
"I'm not some prison