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Part I

Chapter One

Kevin

Ten Years Ago

My eyes locked in on her as soon as she walked in the door Her long blond hair hung loose as she scanned the rooainst her sweater and I stared as only a sixteen-year-old boy could I didn’t knoho she was, but I wanted to

“Oh, look Our new neighbors are here,” my mom said from behind me “Come on, Kevin Help me and your dad welcome them”

We shifted through all the people at our post-holiday party we threw, uests

“Natasha, I’lad you could irl who captured my attention I assu blond hair and blue eyes “This is my husband, Liam, and my son, Kevin”

“Hi, so nice to meet you” Dad reached his hand out to both women

“Nice to entle hand “This is hter, Anabelle”

Anabelle It fit her She gave a small smile and shook my dad’s hand Our parents fell into small talk about the weather and , and I zoned out

How could I focus on anything other than the girl pinning rayish blue eyes?

They held no eer When I looked harder, I thought ure out if I was right To pull it from her and have her share it with me Instead, I went for a small smile and a hand raise that was supposed to pass as a wave

She huffed out a breath, alh, and her lips twitched It wasn’t much; only one side quirked up But it reached her eyes, transfor her face She wasn’t beautiful in that overdone way like the Stepford daughters I was nor Her lips were full, but the botto for the top one, and her nose was almost too wide for her face But on her, it blended into a canvas I couldn’t look away fro seductive Hell, she wasn’t even looking at , but she still drew me in