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?!?

am I thinking?!”

idea that had just crossed

you sure?” he pressed

was on kissing. Chase. Right. “No. I don’t like Chase,” she replied. “I can only apologize to

curved. He was likely trying to protect her, as any brother

proclaimed that her ‘past’ didn’t bother him, she

and asked once more, “Sister, do you really not like that man?”

never even considered the idea of falling in love with someone. I did that once. I put all of my emotions into someone else, and when I was abandoned, I was struck by a devastating blow. I don’t wish to go through that

to reject him. If not,

I don’t reciprocate his feelings, I won’t string him along. Chase is a good man. He should have a relationship with someone

does he know that you

as she said, “A colleague found out

of my car accident all those years ago, so now the entire

Service Center knows about

Grace was overcome with shame.

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

joy buoyed him. Her sadness transferred until he wanted to right the wrongs of the world just to see her smile. For a man like him, such feelings were

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