Bartering Her Innocence

One day, out of the blue, Tina receives a phone call from her mother, the woman who abandoned her for a multimillionaire when she was only six months old. Now she is asking Tina for help because her house is about to fall into the hands of Luca Barbarigo, the man she owes money to. When Tina hears his name, she is dumbstruck; it brings back the worst memory of her life. Three years ago, she slept with him and got pregnant-and he put her through hell afterward. She never wanted to see his face again, but now she has no choice but to go to Venice to help her mother and confront Luca. When she arrives, he makes an unbelievable proposal-he'll forgive her mother's debt if Tina agrees to be his kept woman for a month!

(c)MIO MIZUKI/TRISH MOREY