"Tell me something that I don't know." Of course, she knew that no one was going to believe her. But how could she leave her father alone in this mess? She needed to do something to help him, right?
"Then I guess you also know that I can help you, right?" Lucas asked, his voice pure temptation because Mia knew that he could indeed help her. But the condition that he put forth — Mia's lips pursed. Instinctively, she wanted to refuse, but when she thought about her father's condition and the piling debt, she knew that her refusal would be nothing but one last denial as she clung to her foolish pride.
Lucas's gaze snapped to hers. "What will it be, sweetheart?"
"Do we really have to do this?" She ran her fingers through her golden locks. Frustration was running high, and Mia had no idea what to do with the loss of control that she was facing.
