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Chapter 1

“Alfonzo, she’s worth the ten million”

Hope closed her eyes, trying to breathe, but the burning ache in her chestiron on her heart

Tenher head as she sat in the tiny hidden room between her father’s office and the library A lone tear spilled down her face, falling onto her lap She was nothing but a commodity to be traded A lifetime investment that had reached maturity with the payout massive

Fro but a burden to her father When she received a large inheritance, he den it over to him for her safety and because she owed hin over the twenty million dollars to build his empire and to buy this estate

It made no difference to her if she had twentyas she escaped her father’s clutches—soht years ago Her father had done every he could to break her, but this topped it all Selling off her innocence and freedom was monstrous

Gaining control of herself, she tilted her ear toward the door and listened in

“No woman’s pussy is worth tenlord scoffed in his rich, deep accent “Your daughter is lovely And I’d love to take her as my mistress, but for no more than two”

“You can’t pump it up to three? She’s beautiful”

Hope choked back the tears, pressing her hand over her asp and alerting them to her presence She knew there was no love from her father If he found her in this room, he’d have her in Alfonzo Navarro’s hands on the spot

Hope had never felt any love frohout her life, but this was beyond pitiful All her life, she’d wondered why he bothered to keep her under lock and key when he never cared for her Now, she learned the sickening truth She’d been a valuable good, gaining stock as her body blossomed into a statuesque redhead with killer tits and ass

Herwith silky red hair and fair skin, and Hope shared those exact same features She had the Irish roots eeous Now, it made sense why he limited her contact with the outside world, especially the opposite sex

“Two is s” Thethe heavy chair back in the process Hope jumped backward about a foot, startled by theupher father would turn it down

“I’ll take it My habits are getting expensive”

A part of Hope died The last vestiges of familial love had left her soul She sat there with her ar broken, but she continued to eavesdrop on the hidden from view

“Well, be careful You don’t have any other daughters to sell” Cu as if the conversation had been on a frivolous topic As if somehow, those words weren’t based on his vile choices for his only child “I want her to be seen by a doctor before she is brought to ed merchandise I can’t say I don’t want her either way, but two million is too much for a popped cherry Adios”

“You don’t want to s asked Alfonzo

“No I have seen her picture I ht be too terin Hope wasn’t sure how she ed to hold down her breakfast as her body revolted at the i any bit of her “I’ll be back in town next Sunday By Monday, I want her in my possession When she is in the car with s, or you’ll regret you ever came to me for a favor”

Monday—she had until Monday Hope waited for them to leave the room before she snuck out of her father’s secret panel and then up to her roole soul would be looking for her It was outside that they guarded the front door like a hawk No way in hell could she escape before they were on her

None of her father’s men would assist her Only once had one of his e and had taken an interest in her He’d h and was kind until her father found out about their friendly behavior The guard was transferred, and she never saw hiain Her father pro all she did about the bastard old uard had been more than likely…murdered