Chapter 13 Accepting The Offer

• Lily stared at him, her mind racing, trying to process everything. Pretend to be his girlfriend? How had she ended up here? One minute, she was trying to pay off her brother’s debt, and now she was being dragged into a dangerous game she didn’t understand.
• "Giovanni, I don’t... I don’t think I can do this," she stammered, her voice barely above a whisper.
• Giovanni’s gaze didn’t waver, his dark eyes locking onto hers with a quiet intensity that made her breath hitch. "You don’t have a choice, Lily."