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

at the idea that

you sure?” he pressed her.

was he asking about? Her mind was on kissing. Chase. Right. “No. I don’t like Chase,” she replied. “I can only apologize to him for his feelings

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

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

once more, “Sister, do you really

with someone. I did that once. I put

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

string him along. Chase is a good man. He should have a

he know that you have been to jail?” he asked

as she said, “A colleague found out about

those years ago,

Service Center knows about my

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

let go of me,

the wrongs of the world just to see her smile. For a man like him, such

glimpse behind her facade because he’d harbored many doubts about Grace Cummins. But every day spent with her was like peeling back another layer, and what he saw didn’t match what he’d thought of her originally.

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