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She blew out the pent-up breath “I am Are you?”

His response caentle kiss on her neck She inhaled swiftly, not expecting such a telling response Not that she disapproved Quite the opposite Most definitely the opposite

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

“HOW LONG HAVE you been up?”

Grayson’s deep, gravelly voice came from the doorway of the library Annabelle ide awake, showered and working to find the answer to the clue in the latest note She glanced up from one of the history books of Mirraccino

When she saw Grayson,back to her Along with the memories ca Last night had been so much more than she’d ever envisioned

She was in love with Grayson

And she had never been so scared

She’d never been in love before She’d never wanted to let anotherher what to do, why add one more? But Grayson was different He spoke his opinion, but left room for her response

The truth of thehiht or any ti around or inviting her to be a part of his life He’d warned her in the beginning that he wasn’t in this for anything serious She remembered that moment quite vividly Why hadn’t she listened to hi exponentially

“Annabelle, what’s wrong?” Grayson approached her, concern written all over his face

She held up her hand,an adequate distance between them She couldn’t bear for hiive in to the tears that were stinging the backs of her eyes This was her proble but what she’d asked him to do

“II’m fine”

“You don’t look fine Listen, if this is about last night—”

“It’s not And I’d prefer not talking about it” She couldn’t stand the thought of hi her some sort of pep talk