The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride

Cicely just arched an eyebrow, her smile faint as she clasped her hands behind her back and gracefully settled into the chair. Clearly, Seth’s response did nothing to sway her. “You might have a point though. We’re both young, haven’t met many people, and who knows, there might be a guy even better than you out there.”

Seth had just picked up the quiz he’d prepared the day before when Cicely’s words gave him pause, causing his thin lips to tighten unwittingly. A hint of a sneer touched his fine features. “A better man?”

Cicely tilted her head back to look at him, her eyes twinkling. “Does that bother you?”

Seth tossed the quiz onto the table in front of her, his gaze drifting to the corner, his voice laced with a clear chill. “I guess I’m still questioning what a good man really is.”

“Hmm.” Cicely tapped her chin thoughtfully. “You know, you don’t have to be all that perplexed. Just keep on liking me more the way you are now.”

Seth’s eyes slid back to her, reaching for the remote to turn up the thermostat a couple of degrees. “I don’t know about that,” he said, his tone indifferent.d2

Cicely finally lost her teasing smile, a frown creasing her brow. “Then try harder to like me before we talk.”

meant there was no ‘liking more’ to speak of. She was certain that was

twitched at Seth’s mouth as his gaze dropped to the petite, stylish alarm clock she’d set up on the table. “It’s time

thinking. It was two minutes past ten. She grabbed her pen, quickly skimmed through the multiple-choice questions, and then suddenly looked

wrong with my taking a test? College students take tests

chuckle softly. “Did I say

opened her mouth to retort, her pretty eyes spinning twice in their sockets as she ran his words through her mind, realizing that he had indeed seemingly said nothing. She knew exactly what he meant,

sighed. “Just trying to

students taking

paused, then nodded. “A+ for reading

appeared on Seth’s face, ever so slightly. “You think you’re

his gaze for a moment. “Are you trying to pull that old

Cicely shrugged nonchalantly and buried

in reality, she was willful,

a girl likable at