idding her bright eyes with a sly glint-it was the

more sense. People talk, you know? Unmarried cohabitation isn't exactly a good look, especially for the Southern fam

She hadn't forgotten how Chloe almost got her killed back then. Letting

m with you, nothing else matters," she said softly, cle

h. "I won't let my woman suffer. Chloe's staying right

able with a soft thud. It had a subtle go

as the black card-no limit. Meaning, she

oke these days, but if she had a chance to burn through Alan's cash, why not? Maybe she c

snapped through the room

n to him, instantly swept into the arms

mn, you've grown," he ch

s hand away with a scowl. She seriously

choed warmly t

he branch offices out of town?" A

room for the first time. His expression faltered

ipped his own cousin's wedding, but one wo

rs?" Jessica turned to him, face all soft

to be held, yet every single time, Alan would beat him to it. It took Paul a while to figure out-she didn't rea

one was there to

out hesitation and headed for the st

e bed and sat beside her. "Whe

amazing. It felt like a dream, like those fairytales we used to read. There was

Now that she'd finally seen them again, the loneliness she'd buried for so long

e. "You didn't plan to tell me anything, hu

lieve it or not, that place is real. I just don't know where

ck, and that was all he needed. If she didn'

he asked softly. In his memo

sixteen years-first because she didn't know better, the

r. Her brow furrowed. A flash of cold flickered across

arp look, but his features were gentle and d

do you

pletely off guard. What

sister, like family. After all, since the day she

ed her lips lightly to his,

shock. Her soft frame on top of h

use of him, aren't you?" he manage

t me, maybe we could give it a shot," Jessica sai