The Ex Effect (Washington Wolves, #2)

by Karla Sorensen

My shoulders relaxed, and I had to breathe through the sudden hot surge of protectiveness I'd felt toward Ava. It was clear she didn't need a protector with any of the guys on the team, but it didn't negate how instant, how visceral it had felt.

i love him … he is such a BOOK BF HUSBAND HERO I LOVE KARLA

Enough. What a safe, invulnerable word for such a smart, beautiful, and interesting woman to use.

im …. sobs

"No. Why would I ever want to do anything that might make you cry? It would break my heart." I stood quickly, and he blinked up at me in surprise. "We need to go." Matthew

UGH SWOON BUT AVAS REACTION LMAOOO SAME

Very carefully, I turned the picture and folded a neat seam through the middle, pressing along the edge with the pad of my thumb until the line was crisp. When I looked at it again, it was just Ava and me. I closed my eyes and set the pictures back in the box.