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 I

the idea that had just crossed

he pressed her.

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

him. His lips curved. He was likely trying to protect her, as

to think about having a normal future. Even if a man proclaimed that her

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

I did that once. I put all of my emotions into someone else, and when I was abandoned, I

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

Chase is a

he know that you have been to jail?”

she said, “A colleague found out

of my car accident all those

Service Center knows about

was overcome with shame. She wouldn’t

“All right, let go of me, I still

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.

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