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?!”

herself at the idea

you sure?” he

Right. “No. I don’t like Chase,”

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

future. Even if a man proclaimed that her ‘past’

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

that once. I put all of my emotions into someone

you have to remember to reject him. If not, a man like him will probably wait

“Since I don’t reciprocate his feelings, I won’t string him along. Chase is a good man. He should

lips thinned. “How does he know that you have

as she said, “A colleague found out about

those years ago,

Service Center knows about

was overcome with shame.

their accusing stares, the whispering. The sidelong looks. “All right, let go

go. This woman’s moods affected his own. Her bits of joy buoyed him. Her sadness transferred until he wanted to right the wrongs of the world just to

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