Status Updates From Connor (A Kendall Family No...

? Connor looked at him in admiration for skillfully arranging this and knowing just how to get Ryan to help without getting the sheriff in trouble. And Ryan wasn’t endorsing their mission, just reacting to it. “I love you, brother. You plan like the wind.” Riley winked.

With her mind still on Connor, Sophia joked, “Meet any studs at school?” Chloe rolled her eyes. “That weren’t horses out to stud? Not exactly. Some thought they were hung like one. Sent me pictures of their junk, the idiots.”

Victoria said, “New rule. If one couple kisses, the other has to.” “Great idea!” said Sophia, squeezing his hand. “You know,” Connor began, “we could take that rule further. You guys are getting married, having a baby...” Sophia gasped.

WTH? There was something she had to know. “So you had some pads, tampons, and other stuff laid out for me, which was very thoughtful, by the way. I have to ask how you happen to have them? Is there something you’re not telling me about your, um, health?”

Eyes are rolling. "A darkness seemed to gather around him, within him, as if he was summoning it from some unholy hell. Outrage swept across his handsome face, which became sinister for a moment. His eyes watered with empathy and then the tears vanished as if a fury within him boiled them away."

I have to protect what’s mine.” He stepped into the hall. “Well, what if I’m yours?” Startled, Connor looked back, seeing her in the middle of his bed, right where she seemed to belong. He had a moment of clarity, a rush of desire making his heart pound. With a certainty that surprised him, he boldly announced, “You will be. And I’m protecting you right now.”

Eww. Manscaped, shoots the headboard, cheek, etc. Cringeworthy!

“Let go of me!” Sophia screamed, struggling, which caused the nails of one attacker to dig into her forearm painfully. Another nuzzled her neck from behind, hot breath on her neck. “Never, Sophia. I’ll never let you go, now that I got you!” She recognized that voice and asked in disbelief, “Seth?” “That’s right, baby. You came home to me at last.”