Can’t Win Me Back

Silas tightened his arms around her as he spoke as if fearing she might escape him.

A warm blush crept up Rose’s chest, a pleasant tingle settling in her heart. Her voice dipped to a playful whisper, more of a tease than a scold. “Well, at least you know you’re being sneaky.”

“Rosie.” Silas couldn’t tear his gaze away. A captivating blush painted Rose’s pale face as he murmured, “Well, you’re just as cunning. You’re the sneak who’s stolen my heart.”

Rose found herself at a loss for words.

She remembered listening to Alyssa chatter about her family and Silas. He had such a handsome face. Yet, he was so dense and cheesy that it raised concerns for him.

It seemed Alyssa was right.

Silas noticed her sudden silence and fell into a surge of panic. He turned her to face him. “Are you still upset with me?”

“Silas Taylor.”

intensified at the sound of Rose addressing him

Unconsciously, he swallowed hard.

would come to me and cause trouble. I have no peace. I don’t deserve you.

piece of her heart away

this way about me, and perhaps one of them is because your emotions stem from a desire to protect me—a misplaced sense of

come from a good place, and even if you don’t need someone of equal standing, you deserve a well- educated woman

forever marked. Today was just a glimpse, a mere whisper of

bitterness and insecurity. Her extravagant creations were

without roots. She

depth of his love, a relentless sense of

She couldn’t bear the thought of a future where Silas’ feelings waned or a future where

avoid the inevitable heartbreak, she would rather not start

your background for quite some

Rose? It doesn’t change a thing. I see you, all of you. And I still want you in my