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?!”

laughed at herself at the idea that

sure?” he pressed

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

He was likely trying to protect her, as any brother would. She would be

a man proclaimed that her ‘past’ didn’t

asked once more, “Sister, do you

out of jail, I’ve 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

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

string him along. Chase is a good man. He should have a relationship with someone who truly belongs to

lips thinned. “How does he know that you have

she said,

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

knows about my imprisonment.”

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

“All right, let go of

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

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