Twisted Fate
Another part was quiet but persistent, and whispered that he was offering me the only lifeline i had left.
Images flashed in my mind: the Summers’ cold glares, my father’s voice disowning me and Veronica’s satisfactory look as i left, the men who had grabbed my bag in the dark, the fear that had clawed at my chest. Then Alex’s hand reached out, steady and strong, pulling me back to safety.
My fists clenched. “You think you can buy me. That’s what this is.”
“I’m offering you a choice,” Alex said, his voice tempered like a steel. “The chance to stand again, instead of being crushed by the people who want to see you ruined. But yes, it’s transactional. I won’t pretend otherwise.”
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