He cleared his throat and turned her hand over in his. Alistair traced the outlines on her palms, the life line, the love line, and even her fortune line before he continued. “When I saw you in that clearing, I thought you were the most lovely girl I’d ever seen in my life. Not just because of your hair or how your eyes remind me of hot chocolate on a winter’s day. Not because of your clothes or how you stood up to my father, either. I thought you were beautiful because of the love in your eyes when you looked at Browning. A creature most people would have hated immediately.” “He’s easy to
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