Page 68 of Cameron's Contract
…give her back?
Let her go.
I leaned unsteadily.
My thoughts trailed behind the illogical.
A company’s future no longer hanging in the balance.
It really was over.
Mia rose to her feet and stepped back. “What did you just say?”
“Didn’t say anything.”
“Yes, you did.” She looked stunned. “You just said something about returning me to Richard.”
Blinking, I tried to read her.
Yes, I’d thought those words, but had I really spoken that threat out loud? Was I this tired?
“He mentioned it,” I whispered.
“You don’t know what I went through,” she snapped. “I fell in love with Richard because you wanted me to. You orchestrated it. You made it happen. Then he gave me to you. Thrust me into your arms and I fell hard for you, Cameron. You became my reason to live. When you gave me back to him, I was drowning. You couldn’t see it—”
“I did—”
“All I thought of was you.”
“Everything’s changed.”
Our lives turned upside down.
She hugged herself. “What did you tell him?”
“I delayed my answer.”
The call had dropped. The only reason. Blackmail had never been my thing.
Mia stepped back. “I’m happy you’ve lost it all.”
“Well that’s enlightening.”
“Now you know without any doubt I didn’t care for this.” Her hand swept around us. “I love you, Cameron. I love being in your presence, and I love everyone knowing you and I are in love. I’m proud to be your woman.”
I reached for my shirt and pulled it on. “You’re happy I failed?”
“You now know without a doubt I love you.”
“You make me lose control, Mia.” I shook my head. “This is not good.”
“No, I’m the only certainty you have, Cameron. I yearn for your control. Crave it. I’m the yang to your yin.”
“Other way round.”
“What?”
“Male is yin, female yang.”
