Beholden To You

I wasn’t expecting someone like him.

Those deep blue-gray eyes and gentle smile caught me off guard, threw me for a loop.
He didn’t look like the kind of man who had millions of dollars to share.
And yet he did, and he wanted to invest in my family’s company.

I tried to keep my feelings buried, locked away like the vault that held our diamonds.
I refused to be beholden to anyone, not even him.
Love wasn’t part of the plan.

Until he kissed me and changed everything.
Work was no longer enough.
I needed more.
I needed him.

Torn between duty and desire, my emotions battled each other, until I couldn’t take it anymore.
I took a leap of faith.
I followed my heart.
Only to have the rug ripped out from under me.
He tried to catch me, to ease my fears.
But can I trust him?

More importantly, can I trust myself?