*Soren*

I waited for Mila to answer. She seemed at a loss for words and unable to provide me with an answer. I pursed my lips and sipped my wine.

There was no reason for me to give her a hard time. I didn’t even know why I was doing it. I’d already resigned myself to helping her. I was just curious to see how far she was willing to go with this.

Mila sighed and raised her glass to her lips. In one large gulp, she drank all her wine. ...