"That's right," Antonio purred, the sound Camila found both irritating and... strangely compelling.
She stifled a groan. This was ridiculous.
"You can decline, of course; I'm not exactly forcing you into anything. But consider the alternative: a messy lawsuit... no one wants that."
He let those words sink in, the threat hanging.
Camila's jaw tightened. He knew exactly where to hit her, didn't he?
Her dreams, her hard-won independence, all dangled precariously on his whim. The unfairness of it all made her want to scream.
"Isn't there another way out?" she said, her voice calm but strained, trying to maintain a facade of composure.
"No, darling, it's a yes or a no. And I need to get my answer right now."
Camila's mind raced, weighing the options, each one more unpalatable than the l
