"Then wire me eight hundred thousand as a dowry and two hundred thousand for emotional damages. Maybe then I'll still consider making you my wife."
"Oh—and make sure you get yourself checked out, head to toe, down there. Who knows what kind of filthy diseases you've been picking up."
Cold seeped through my entire body. My fingertips wouldn't stop shaking.
I opened my mouth, but I didn't even know where to begin.
Seeing me falter only made Sebastian look more pleased with himself.
He stepped forward, his yellowed fingernails reaching for my cheek.
"Quit playing innocent. Do what I tell you, or I'll destroy you and your father both—see how either of you shows your face in this city again."
"Really. I'd love to hear exactly who you think you're going to destroy."
