A Tempting Arrangement (Twisted Vows, #1)

by Jessa Wilder

She is captivating me with her clear green eyes, pulling me in like I’m a planet and she’s my sun. I’ll gladly spend my days orbiting around her. The only thing stopping me from owning her body is knowing that the second I break the kiss, she’ll flee. I need her to be tied to me, irrevocably mine. I’m not a patient man, but I’ll wait for her. Show her that we’re meant to be. That she’s the piece of my soul that’s missing and I’m the armor she desperately needs. Her words are lost to the sea of voices, but her friends light up around her. Even from here, I can see the way she teases them and how fondly they look back at my girl. I don’t like sharing what’s mine. And there’s no doubt she will be, but I would never deny her this. For whatever reason, these people are her family. But after months of watching her, it’s clear she hides parts of herself. They don’t spot the tiredness or the fear that flashes in her eyes when someone moves too fast. But I do. She conceals a part of herself from everyone but not from me. For me, she’s brilliant in her anger. For me, she doesn’t mask her emotions under pretty smiles. For me, she lets herself shine through.

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