Shadow and LightChapter 3
Living Room, Parker Residence, Immediately Following Everyone stood around, the bag of gems on the table glittered in the sunlight but all Liz could do was to stand there dumbstruck. If this was her people’s idea of a marriage proposal then she wanted as little to do with it as possible. She looked at the man before her, the one who made the proposition, and felt ... off. Liz could sense that Patrick was dangerous and that he could care less for her. All he wanted was whatever came with her...