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“Where is ?” I ask him

“Burned it,” he answers, not even bothering to look at me

Motherfucker …

The door slides open, and we enter a hallway andit up forin, I cos are unable to take me any farther My father sits in a chair with a man I don’t know next to him

“Blakely,” he growls my name and shoots to his feet

I spin around to leave, but Ryat shoves ing me in

“Do you have any idea what you’ve done?”table

“Me?” I gasp, pointing a finger at my chest “You sold me”

He snorts “I didn’t take a penny for you”

I frown “But Matt …”

“Matt was pissed because Ryat announced yourtoadds He seems much calmer than my father, which makes me wonder who he is and why he’s here

No! Matt wasn’t just convincing, things he said ether But just to make sure, I spin around to face Ryat “So you didn’t offer money for me?”

He leans up against the closed door as if to block it in case I try to bolt Crossing his arms over his chest, he answers, “No I did”

Myknew it! “I’m not a whore, Ryat”

He says nothing, but my father isn’t done “I always knew Matt was a sorry piece of shit That’s why I forced Ryat to pick you as his chosen”

I blink He did not just say what I thought he did “You what …?” I look back at Ryat, and once again, he says nothing Just stares at me like he did when I was onand indifferent at the saht long gone Back to all business I’ order to him

“But he chose to marry you,” I hear my father add

“What?” I take a step back, so I can see them both at the same time The back ofback and forth between my father and rateful,” I snap at my father What does he expect me to do? Get onht now, I’ to see how Ryat is any better? Why did it have to be one or the other?