Chapter 18
Tess’s heart beat so fast, she could hardly breathe. Marry Mitch? Because of business? He wanted to because he wanted to protect her, not because he loved her. Her hands trembled, and she held onto the edge of the dinette table in Mitch’s suite.
"There are other possibilities. I speak decent Spanish. I can go to South America somewhere where there is no treaty to send me back home."
He massaged her arms and she stopped shivering. This wasn't good. Depending on Mitch might mean she’d ruin her own life, but if she hadn’t helped him, she'd hate herself.
"Does running away from your family and me make you happy?"
Reasoning wouldn't help her. It made everything worse. Tears threatened again. There was no way she should marry Mitch. "No, but I won't marry anyone I don't love."
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