Page 127 of Desperate Crimes
Test my resolve.
Or break it.
My father shifts beside me, finally speaking.“You’re asking my son to vanish across the world for an indefinite period just after marrying your daughter.”
“Yes,” Adrik says without blinking.
“And if he refuses?”I ask.
Adrik shrugs.“Then maybe you’re not the man I thought you were.And maybe Leanna is better off single.”
The silence is a battlefield.
I can practically hear the clock tick behind me.
“I’ll go,” I say.
Both men turn to look at me.
“I’ll go.I’ll handle every detail.And when I return, I expect your full support.In business—and in family.”
Adrik smirks, satisfied.“We’ll see.”
I meet his gaze.Hold it.
“You’ll see,” I vow.
But inside?
Inside, I’m burning.
Because I haven’t even told Leanna yet.
And if she thinks—if she dares believe—this marriage was ever about politics?
I’m not sure what I’ll do to prove her wrong.
But I know it won’t be enough.It will never be enough.
