Sold Myself To The Devil

Cora's POV

The heavy silence in the massive penthouse office felt suffocating. I stared down at the crisp white paper resting on the mahogany desk, my eyes locked on the impossible numbers printed in clinical black ink. Two million dollars. The penalty clause glared back at me, mocking my fragile reality. I swallowed the thick knot of terror and defeat lodged painfully in my throat. My mind flash