"Mia, let's go home, okay?"
"I can take you back right now."
"Don't be scared."
The man's voice kept coaxing her through the receiver, sounding like he was wheedling, but with an added touch of helplessness.
For some reason, Mia Grant's eyes suddenly grew hot.
She lowered her eyes, feeling wronged, and fought back a sob before speaking. "You don't have to."
"I'm really okay."
"Where are you now? Near the Hughes Family's estate?"
Yates Donovan fell silent.
She said, "Go back."
"Wait... Wait until after my big brother's wedding, then you can come get me."
"Are you really planning to watch him get married?"
"If you don't want to, I can..."
"Really, you don't have to, Yates Donovan." Seeming to know what he was about to say, Mia Grant cut him off directly. "I don't like multiple-choice questions."
