Chapter 45

Yasmine tilted her head, trying to avoid what was unfolding.

"Stay still." Yonas said, his voice low and steady.

Yasmine froze for a moment and replied awkwardly, "Mr. Russell, I can handle this myself..."

Just a second." Yonas wasn't going to let her go. He lowered his eyes, focusing on tying her hair up.

His fingers worked through her thick, smooth hair, which smelled faintly along with the ocean breeze. From where he stood, he could see her graceful neck-tender and undeniably captivating. His eyes deepened, and he swallowed hard as he finished and looked away quickly. "There, all done." "Thanks," Yasmine replied, feeling a bit awkward.

Noticing her tenseness, Yonas teased, "What's up? You got a crush on me?"

She was a divorcee, and the Russell family was powerful-they wouldn't let a nobody like her marry Yonas. It was better to squash any feelings at the

but she trusted that Yonas understood. Then, she got up and walked over to Chuck's barbecue station to

he realized he might have

and once they finished, Chuck drove Lucy

of the car, Chuck turned back, nudging Yonas with

that?" Yonas closed his eyes to rest, not bothering

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you were so picky about. cleanliness that you made us change plans and cat at

Yonas went silent.

stayed out too late, Yasmine slept well and forgot all about the annoyance

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