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 thinking?!”

the idea that

he pressed her.

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

to please him. His lips curved. He was likely trying to protect her, as any brother would. She

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

asked once more, “Sister, do you really not like that

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 abandoned, I was struck by a devastating blow. I don’t wish to go through that

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

him along. Chase is a good man. He should have a relationship with someone who

know that you have

said, “A colleague found out

all those years ago, so now

Service Center knows about

was overcome with

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

he wanted to right the wrongs of the world just to

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