Isla refused flat out, and she could feel the air around Grayson darken in response.
I'm someone's wife right now. Vale's wife.
And everyone says Grayson Vale is ruthless. If he found out I was fooling around with another man I'm finished. My grandmother would pay for it too.
The thought sent something cold and terrified through her, dimming the fear already in her eyes.
My heart is being ripped apart.
"Why not?" Grayson's grip tightened, his palms scalding through the thin fabric of her sleeve, his voice ice-cold despite it.
Isla shook, badly.
"Because because I already have someone I like." The lie came out fast the butler had warned her to keep her real identity hidden, and this was the fastest excuse she had.
She braced herself, hoping he'd back off.
Instead, something sharp a
