AERILYN'S POV
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"If you decline that contract, I will tell your parents exactly where you are." I feel the blood drain from my face as I slowly turn to face the bastard who broke my heart.
"You wouldn't dare," I seethe, a low grumble forcing its way through my throat, and I notice a woman shooting me a strange look.
"Careful now," Monty leans forward, his fingers pressing together as he stares up at me through his lashes, "You don't want to be seen in your true colours," he grins, and I'm baffled at the audacity he has to manipulate me like this.
"Just because your true colours are rotten, doesn't mean mine is," I inch closer to the table, placing my hand on the edge as I lean into his embrace.
"You are as rotten as your heart, and that is why you will always be alone," I sneer, but
