Chapter 20: Miser Through and Through

Sia Thubron lifted her eyes, wearing an innocent little expression as she looked at Liam Hawksford's cool, unreadable face. Seeing her like that only reminded Liam of how spineless she had been earlier. He pressed one hand to the top of her head, pinning her in place, and with the other he brought the ice-cold water bottle to her swollen cheek. "Sss-" Sia sucked in a sharp breath, the chill biting straight through her skin. "Let go! Let go, hurry! You're going to freeze my face off!" she wailed,...