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?"

Yonas. It was better to squash any feelings at the very beginning. "Mr. Russell," she finally said, turning to face him. "I think we should keep things professional. Our bond exists only because of Yoselin. If

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

an eyebrow as he realized he might have rushed things. Still, he figured there would be plenty of chances to

enjoyed a great barbecue by the beach, and once they

out of the car, Chuck turned back, nudging Yonas with a smirk. "Looks like you really like Ms. Yasmine,

you say that?" Yonas closed his eyes to rest, not

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"Last time we had a barbecue at the beach, you were so picky about. cleanliness that you made us change plans and cat

Yonas went silent.

well and forgot all about the annoyance from earlier. She

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