~Alistair's POV~
"Who is she, Alex?" I asked, my voice cracking. "Who is the woman your mother was talking about?"
"Babe, he reached up and wiped a stray tear from my cheek with his thumb, his gaze softening into something deeply pained. He looked like a man who had been caught trying to protect someone from a fire, only to realize he'd let them get burned anyway.
My breath faltered, unease curling low in my stomach. Sarah. "Why is she meeting you at the airport?" I pressed. "Why didn't you tell me about her?"
Alex pulled me closer, wrapping his arms around my waist and tucking my head under his chin. He took a deep breath, his chest expanding against mine. "She's the daughter of one of my mother's biggest investors. My mother's 'crisis' in Singapore? It's a business merger, and she's using Sarah as the bait to get me to agree to it. She told me Sarah would be on the flight before I could even say no."
