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?!”

the idea

sure?” he pressed

I don’t like Chase,” she replied. “I can only apologize to him for his

His lips curved. He was likely trying

if a man proclaimed that her ‘past’ didn’t bother him, she knew,

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

I’ve never even considered the idea of falling in love with someone. I did that once. I put

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

reject him,” she said. And she would. Chase deserved better. “Since I don’t reciprocate his feelings, I won’t string him along. Chase is a good man. He

know that you have been to

said, “A colleague found out about

my car accident all those years ago, so now the

knows about my

she said it, Grace was overcome with shame. She wouldn’t

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

let her 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 see her smile. For a man like him, such feelings were not acceptable. This was a game. A diversion.

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