كاتب الموضوع :
GKarima
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الارشيف
Obviously he'd lost a great deal of money last night "Exactly how much do we owe you?"
The man stood several inches taller than Johann, but was twice as thick through his shoulders and chest Broad shouldered and powerfully built, he wore his dark hair long so that it brushed the collar of his black leather coat "Nothing now, Baroness van Bergen- Your husband has settled his debt"
She ignored the dart of pain inside her chest. Johann had set*tled the debt by giving her away. She knew her husband didn't love her or like her, but still, to be traded, bartered, it was so bru*tal it wounded- "I'm obviously not for sale, Mr. Bartolo. It's a mistake—"
"No mistake," he interrupted almost gently, "We've met with lawyers, signed papers, sorted things legally, I've absolved him of his debt Therefore, you leave with me." "Leave with you." she repeated dumbly. "Yes, you might be married to Johann, but you're not his woman anymore. You're mine,"
Anything she was about to say slipped from her lips. How to answer that bold, arrogant, appalling assertion?
Silent, she looked up at him, and what she saw filled her with fresh fear-He was calm. Relaxed- Completely in control-She struggled to match his calm. "Mr.Bartolo, if you'll tell me what we owe you. we can get this sorted out" She tried to look him square in the eye, wanting to demonstrate her strength, but it meant tilting her head back and now, with her neck ex*posed, she felt even more vulnerable than before. "You think?"
Sam didn't like looking up at him, didn't like the expression on his face, in his eyes. He was like a wolf alone with a penned lamb. But she wasn't a lamb. And she wasn't an ingenue, either. She'd lived for twenty-eight years, had been a nanny for nearly ten. She carried no false illusions about life. Or men. Perhaps there were a few good ones, but most were very selfish and none were saints. "What do we owe you?" she repeated crisply.
"This isn't about money. Baroness."
"It's always about money. Mr.Bartolo."
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