Chapter 18 - 22
Avara POV
I should just do it.
I should just go into his office and demand the truth. He’s my father! But he’s also the man I thought I knew everything about, from his quirks to his favorite foods. Anything and everything. But I was wrong. One thing I know I am right about is that, despite what he might have done. He is a good man and somehow Haru Black took advantage of that, but I just don’t understand how. If he’s holding leverage over my father, that means he’s done unscrupulous things before. It can’t just be that he threatened his family—there are plenty of other powerful politicians to exploit and yet my father was chosen to be extorted.
However, the way Simon explained it... it sounded voluntary.
My phone buzzes. Landen. A smile takes a hold of my face. We’ve been texting since we last saw each other at the restaurant until now. I admit, he is entertaining, but I don’t trust him one bit. I’d never trust a man that strangled and threatened me. And his sudden change towards me is madly suspicious. I’m even a bit insulted that he thinks I’m that gullible to fall for whatever trap lies in wait for me. I looked into that man’s eyes. He has no intention of brokering a peace or even pretending to be civil. He’s planning something. But as they say: keep your friends close and your friends even closer.
Landen: C’mon just come.
Landen: Don’t make me beg... or maybe that’s just what you want.
Landen: Do you want me to go on my knees for you?
Me: A wasted effort. The mayor’s daughter can’t be seen clubbing with her boyfriend’s brother.
Landen: It’s a birthday party!
Me: At a club!
Me: Besides I have a charity gala that night.