Connor's Claim (Body Count, #2)

by Jolie Vines

I ran my hands down my thighs, regretting what he would’ve seen. If only it had been one of my better weeks, when I’d been to the gym and eaten well. Then again, he’d always told me he loved my body exactly how it was. It was his words I played over in my mind when hearing my father’s jibes, or if I went into a boutique to enquire about a cute dress only to be told they didn’t stock my size.

Like an idiot, I pressed a kiss to my fingertips and blew it to him, then turned and darted away. How to Catch a Man by Cassiopeia Archer. Subtitle: A masterclass in getting him to chase you.

“Everyone wants to be wanted.”

“Please be careful out there. I want a life with you. I want all the things we said to each other, and for us to live here and be happy. I want to lie in bed with you while you read your thriller novels and for us to work side by side. Come back to me.”