I stood in a five-star hotel room, feeling immensely out of place in the luxurious surroundings.

It’s surprising how much power and money can get you because the moment I accepted his deal, I was released, and became a free woman.

I could not afford to rot in that cell any second, who knows what Vivian might do to my mother once she hears of my arrest, because then I’ll be out of her reach.

I know I should probably be home now, and Vivian was not going to take my absence lightly—but I ...