Covet (Crave, #3)

by Tracy Wolff

“Don’t discount your feelings for him just because you didn’t know him forever. It’s about how you know a person, not how long.”

“You’re capable of dealing with anything. No one doubts that—and if they do, they’re daft, because you’ve proven it over and over again. You’re the most incredible person I’ve ever met.”

Yes, things might be bad, and it doesn’t seem like there is an easy solution at first, but after a while, if you wait too long, there are only hard choices left to make.”

“Beautiful.” But he’s not looking at the flowers when he answers. He’s looking at me…and somehow that makes everything better and worse, all at the same time.

“Well then, I’m sorry to say that your trip was for nothing. I can’t break your and Hudson’s bond, and I definitely, definitely can’t fix the one between you and Jaxon.” “Why not?” I plead. “You did it once—” “Because, Grace dear, once broken, some things can never unbreak.” She gives a sympathetic little smile. “I only knew how to break yours with Jaxon because I’m the one who created it.”

“How could I not want to be mated to my best friend? I’ve known you were incredible from the first day we met.”

“That’s the problem,” I tease. “Everybody always underestimates me.” “A lot of people do,” he says, and he sounds a lot more serious than I intended him to. “But I never have.”

“What does that mean?” I ask, sending him an arched look. “It means I’ve never met anyone like you before, Grace. I think you can do anything you want to do.”

“You don’t get to tell me what I mean,” he answers. “Any more than you get to tell me how I feel. I love you, Grace Foster. I’ve loved you for months, and I’ll love you forever. There’s nothing you can do about that fact.”

“Family doesn’t have to be blood,”