A Knotty Bargain

<p>I may have gotten my brother out of trouble with the Galleons but our situation hadn't changed. We were still drowning in debt that kept piling up faster than I could pay.</p><p> </p><p>My plan to forget the night with Leo doesn't work since he won't leave me alone. He says he has another proposition for me but can I risk accepting and losing more of myself than I already have?</p><p> </p><p><strong>I still haven't gotten over the night he owned me.</strong></p><p> </p><p>What starts as a one-time arrangement quickly spirals into something more and I find myself caught in a web of my own making. Leo won't let me keep my heart locked away and I fear it's too late to turn back.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Denying him seems worse than admitting I want him too.</strong></p><p> </p><p>I have to remember to protect myself from what I fear are lies as I fight to come to terms with such<strong> A Knotty Bargain</strong> and I can only hope Leo grows tired of me before my heat comes and leaves me vulnerable.</p><p> </p><p>***This is the second book in the series Propositions of an Alpha: The Claiming of Cadence. It must be read after A Knotty Deal and ends on a cliffhanger. The story finishes in A Knotty Bond.***</p>