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I thought the debt collectors were terrifying, but Yefim—the way he is talking, his threats, the way he is looking at me.
I don’t want to die.
But can I trust him?
“What do you get out of this, Yefim? You aren’t just doing this to help me.”
There is no way a man like this would make a sacrifice just to help me.
Something else is going on here.
“For me, having a wife with an education, a beautiful woman, giving the impression that I am a family man—it isvaluable. It sends the right message. It also adds to my cover.” He shrugs, as though this is all obvious.
“Sends the right message to who?” It’s not obvious to me. I know nothing about his world.
“My allies, my family, my enemies. The law. It just sends the right message. I don’t expect you to understand my world. But I do expect you to understand that you don’t actually have a choice in this matter. If you want to live, you have to marry me. I’ve added the other incentives to help you make the right choice,but the bottom line is, I am the only thing standing between you and death.”
His bright, piercing blue eyes are cold as ice and stabbing right into my soul.
His words are suddenly harsh and even more threatening.
He’s done talking. He’s done explaining, and now I have to choose.
Death.
Or marriage.
I shift from one foot to the other. What the fuck is happening, how did I suddenly get trapped in this horrible situation?
I have survived some crazy things in my life.
I always manage to keep myself safe.
I always manage to get out the other side, somehow stronger than I was before.
This is no different.
I just need to make sure I’m clear when I agree to his offer. Because I have no choice but to agree.
I don’t fucking want todie—and I believe him. I believe him when he says I will.
The world slips from beneath my feet as I see the smirk on his face. But somehow it doesn’t seem nasty, it looks like he’s…happy. Pleased with himself.
I shake my head.
Thinking.
Thinking.
Thinking.
If he’s happy, then he’s being truthful about the fact that this arrangement benefits him.
So it can benefit us both.
I mean, to be able to earn enough to clear my debts—that would be a dream come true. To free myself from that stress. It’s been eating me alive, breaking me down even more in the last week. I can’t carry on like that.
I need this offer more than he knows.
