"I am going to keep this until the day I die."
I did not have a single word for that.
When I told Lucia, she said she had an idea for the next test.
"We humiliate her," Lucia said. "In public, at the party. We bully her and we watch what she does."
"That is a terrible idea."
"Why?"
"Because if I make a scene at Dominic Ford's engagement, I pull every eye in the room, and if Sparrow so much as glances over and sees me doing it, he will have things to say to me that I do not want to hear."
Lucia chewed on that and offered me a smaller version. A quiet corner instead of the main floor, with her three friends standing there to watch and make it a crowd. I reminded her that Scarlett could defend herself, that Scarlett had never in her life stood still for anybody treating her badly, and Lucia took that and gave me the last piece of it.
"Then tell her the truth. Tell her that if she loves you the way she claims, she will do whatever you tell her to do in front of your friends without asking why."
Inside the hotel, Scarlett stood in the lobby and turned a slow circle with her chin lifted.
"Look at this place. Whoever built it knew what they were doing. The sight lines, the lighting, even the way the entrance opens." She touched my arm. "I would like to walk through it and see how they put it together. Stay with your friends. I will not be long."
She walked off toward the far corridor with her heels quiet on the floor, and left me standing there with Lucia and the three women.
Sparrow's men were everywhere. By the doors, by the elevators, at the end of the hall with hands folded in front of them. I counted them without meaning to, the way I had taught myself to count things, and I was halfway around the lobby in my head when Lucia leaned in close to my ear.

Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Two Can Play (Celeste and Dominic)
Agent Frost better teach Tasha how to protect herself if anything gets out of hand or if she’s ever in danger or forced again...
I need some good news for Tasha. Special Agent hear her out and don’t let her get back into that life. Do I hear a romance or someone Tasha can truly count on besides Scarlett??...
I hope Tasha is let off and helped by this detective and gets away from all this maybe a twist for this novel is she gets on the good side of things and gets away from that life completely even if she has to separate herself from Scarlett but it appears Tasha gets hurt by Scarlett’s and sparrow’s stupidity as she’s blamed for Scarlett’s decisions...
Her life is ruined and Scarlett’s been living a luxurious life through it all...
I officially hate everyone for hurting Tasha and allowing things to happen to her. This whole Sparrow and Scarlett situation is some BS....
It’s a bit stupid that as powerful and ruthless sparrow is he and Scarlett sure do a lousy job of protecting and having guard on Tasha. Like how did all of this happen to her if he was supposed to be protecting her based on the contract??...
More Chapters Please...
I thought it said 10 chapters a day??? It’s been like 2-3 days and no update after chapter 574. The release time is so inconsistent, I have started to just loose interest....
Just find Tasha and get her some help. How did she have sparrow’s men watching her if she really cared so much. Scarlett’s character is so suspect…...
Storyline is interesting it’s just so much sexual content I have to skip through just find out the main context of the story....