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Why, oh, why hadn’t Andrew thought of where his debt would lead hierous man?

How, after all the promises he had made to her, could he have left her even worse than they had already been?

She had slaved for five years and was still stuck in this man’s power, like a fly stuck in a spider’s web The et out, the more she was ensnared

On the heels of that thought cauilt Andrew’s face flashed in front of her, his eagerness shining in his eyes, his expression so kind, lodging a lump in her throat

We’ll get out of this duet us out of here

Her brother had only wanted as best for her, had only wanted to improve their lot in life Had watched out for her for years

Equipped with no skills, saddled with theirand responsibility for Jas, he had seen no other way out of the hellhole they had been born into except by trying his luck in Noah’s ga den

Not his fault that he had died so suddenly at only twenty-nine in an accident Not his fault that everyone they had counted on had disappointed them

And just like that, as though he was a thorn forever lodged under her skin, like a memory that had been burned into her brain, Dmitri came to mind

Dodson of Giannis Katrakis, textile tycoon and internationally renowned playboy, collector of expensive toys like yachts and Bugattis andbeautiful women

D with thelish father’s business went into bankruptcy, whom Andrew had shielded from his alcoholic father numerous times, Dmitri, whom Andrew had treated like a brother, Done in need and who had refused to help an old friend while he led a filthy rich life, who had looked at her so coldly at Andrew’s funeral and offered her cash

D on obsession

Thinking of Andreould only weaken her; thinking of the ht have helped was definitely a certain waste of her energies now

It was as if there was glass in her throat as she looked back at Noah “How much do I owe?”

“Thirty thousand pounds It would take you another decade to pay it off if you continue as you do But if you added a little soso offer after offer”