page74 (1/2)

Ever since his mother’s death, he’d s Bycomplete control over his heart, he had built up a facade that proved his father wrong

Weak? Wih to find out if it was true

His encounters omen had been brief and casual The rules were established up front, and both partners had walked aith good rets

Then along came Bree

And Rylan was learning the hard way that his heart wasn’t as iron-clad and compliant as he’d always believed No matter how much he tried to suppress the need to tell her how he felt, it was there below the surface, like a volcano waiting to blow

But he couldn’t do that to her She had just gone through a horrible trauma, and she was vulnerable The physical attraction between the, and there was more to it An emotional connection that went beyond sex It was only natural that Bree should turn to hiht now She saw Rylan as the man ould take care of her Deep down, some primal instinct made her want to take shelter in his arms

What kind of e of that? One who had already proven himself untrustworthy? Unworthy?

His ht now, but one thing was irrefutable For the first time in his life, Rylan was truly afraid Because if he told Bree he loved her, he could only see two outcoently let him know that she didn’t feel the saht up in a web of fear and anxiety, she ht mistake her own heart He wanted to hear Bree tell him she loved him more than he wanted his next breath, but not because she was looking for a comfort blanket

And she doesn’t know me

Like the rest of the world, she saw the tough guy exterior If she knehat lay beneath

His s were interrupted as Bree entered the kitchen with Jekyll at her heels It was hard to believe she’d been through such a stressful incident the previous day She earing jeans with tiny flowers ey fisherh her hair was loose, a floral headband kept it back froorgeous