Chapter 52

“Sister, do you like that man because he said those things?”

Jason asked.

His dark eyes continued to bore into hers. The unsettling feeling tickled up her spine. It felt a lot like… attraction or anticipation. But this was her ‘brother’ and she needed to push those thoughts

from her mind.

Grace cleared her throat. “No, I don’t like Chase.”

He tilted his head and a lock of his thick hair shadowed one eye.

Jay was a handsome man, and that boyish tilt of his head only amplified his good looks.

Grace sucked in a breath. But it carried more of his scent and had her wanting to lean close. To see if that smooth bit of skin along his neck tasted as good as it smelled.

She searched his eyes. Swallowed hard as his gaze dipped to her mouth then back to her eyes again. Did he want to kiss her?!?

what am

idea that had just

sure?” he

was he asking about? Her mind was on kissing. Chase. Right. “No. I don’t like Chase,” she replied. “I can only apologize

please him. His lips curved. He was likely trying to protect

think about having a normal future. Even if a man proclaimed that her ‘past’ didn’t bother him, she

asked once more, “Sister, do you really not like

considered the idea of falling in love with someone. I did that once. I put all of my emotions into

was a touch of joy in his eyes. “Then you have to remember to reject him. If not, a man like him will probably

along. Chase is a good man. He should have a relationship with

lips thinned. “How does he know that you

face darkened as she said, “A colleague found

those years ago, so now the entire

Center knows about my imprisonment.”

she said it, Grace was overcome with shame. She

stares, the whispering. The sidelong looks. “All right, let go of me, I

until he wanted to right the wrongs of

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