"You monster. You tricked me into this," Cassie snapped, the words scraping out between clenched teeth as if she had to force every single one past her anger.
The mask finally peeled off her face, raw and unfiltered, and she lunged for the contract on the table. Her fingers were already curling, ready to tear it into useless shreds, when Franklin calmly stepped in and plucked it away like he'd expected the move all along.
"Come on," he said lightly, as if they were discussing something harmless. "You can talk to him properly in the office. I just don't like him calling you in the middle of the night."
His lips curved into something that wasn't quite a smile. "After all, I'm responsible for you now. And do you have any idea how happy your adopted parents will be when they find ou
