Chapter 42: More Alluring

Thinking how she had suddenly gone from being her own person to someone's pawn, Lana Hayde simply could not accept it. Yet if she defied Danny Waller, wouldn't he destroy her and ruin her reputation? She had thought she'd met a decent man at the bar. Turned out, he was the worst of the worst. Regret flooded her, though regret helped no one. Staring at Danny's smug smile and the hard, mean glint in his eyes, she regretted it all the more. If only she hadn't gone to the bar last night, or gone upstairs...