ut, she set aside her embarrassment, ho

hopeful vibe and teased, "

g her imaginat

the time Carly snapped out of it, Corm

or then sl

erself and eyed Kristian cautio

you want

up, and here you are, delivering

at a loss

she crashed into h

red clear if she kn

in, her thoughts consume

tian went on to answer his o

e intensifying, hi

ay... I'm fond

bed, recording a message, and the

but in exchange, she had to read him a story

what kind of st

d listening

ow odd this man was, trying to figu

just saved herself eight million.

ng. It was f

wn. I'm waiting for y

night she was supposed to go to the Mason fa

ched on a hill in t

ar table was set up with fa

ere engaging in light conv

ext to Declan, d

he felt it was best to just

the stairs, looked around, and his expression d

a, he might be getting over jet lag

ugh came from the entrance. "Aydan,

ered. The voice sound

hed, stopping a short

lier bathed him, casting his strikin

rt, his tall, poised figure radi

d it be but h

white. She quickly looke

e be Declan

brace him. "Welco

ith a smirk. "So, I've re

stian, there might be a misundersta

mingly trying to gauge th

e chair next to him, "Kristian, co

air to Kristian, sayin

chair was across from hers, but wi

, Kristian might n

dy. She'd say she was allergi

ght behind her. Quietly

seem to offer her the

ht for the chair

in front of her and th

? Trying to leave without a wor

ened, her h

gnized her? Had he alw

. She wished she had hit his car harder, may

ere sudden