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.”

the sound of Rose

Unconsciously, he swallowed hard.

illegitimate daughter of the Emerson family. I am a disgrace. Even the Emersons would come to me and cause trouble. I have no peace. I don’t deserve you. It’ll

as though she was tearing a piece of her heart

this way about me, and perhaps one of them is because your emotions stem from a desire

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

life… it’s forever marked. Today was just a glimpse, a

and insecurity. Her extravagant creations were a carefully crafted facade, a shield

a life without roots. She could never

she wasn’t blind to Silas’ good qualities or the depth of his love, a relentless sense of

the thought of a future where Silas’ feelings waned or a future

avoid the inevitable heartbreak, she would rather not

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“So what, Rose? It doesn’t change a thing. I see you, all of you. And I still