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She searched his expression and realized that she couldn’t read his eht the ti into her eyes as he took her over the edge But thisbackand letting her go because he kneas the right thing to do Again

The love she still harbored for hi to break free, but she kept the words locked inside For now Raevynn knew there was so special between them, and definitely a new foundation that they could both build upon, but how could she ask Collin for a coive him in return? She couldn’t s with her mother and career, because when she came back to hi standing between them

Her time here at the beach with Collin had been like a perfect fairy tale, but it was ti that waited for her She just hoped and prayed he waited for her, too

The ride back to the city was more silent than Collin would have liked, but he left Raevynn alone with her thoughts, knowing she had a lot of issues to sort through and decisions to figure out Not tomother to confront

Yeah, he didn’t envy Raevynn the clash of wills that was bound to ensue, but this wo and confident over the past few days Decisive and determined And as much as he would have liked to be by her side to support her when she talked to her ht, and she was a warrior He had no doubt she’d come out victorious

As for the two of theether as a couple beyond these past few dayswell, he didn’t have a crystal ball and his stomach churned with uncertainties Did he believe they were still in love with each other? Absolutely Did he want to spend the rest of his life with her? Undoubtedly Two people didn’t share the kind of deeply personal conversations and physical inti involved But neither one of them had offered up the declaration, and as difficult as it was for his for her, he refused to use those emotional words to make her stay

Bottom line, her life was complicated, and she’d built a successful career as a revered pop star that nothe wanted was for Raevynn to feel torn between hiive up anything for him, which he’d never ask her to do He needed to know, if she came back to him, it was of her own free will Because she wanted hiht now, he wasn’t sure that he did

Finally reaching the Plaza Hotel, he pulled up to the d

rop-off area and watched as Raevynn slipped on the oversized, white-fraht for her at the boardwalk Between her super-short hair and concealing half her face, there was a good chance people wouldn’t recognize her as she walked through the lobby

She grabbed the tote bag that she’d put all her things into froratitude on her lips “Thank you, Collin For everything”

He really did hate those sunglasses He couldn’t see her eyes Couldn’t read her expression “Good luck with your ruff when he really wanted to say, I love you

A valet opened the car door for her, and she stepped out of the passenger side of his vehicle He felt as though his heart was being torn in two inside his chest He’d given Raevynn his cell phone number and the address to his apartment He’d told her if she needed him, he was there for her Always

So, with his stomach in a thousand knots, he watched her walk away and into the hotel, trying to convince hio

Chapter 15

Walking away fros Raevynn had ever done She told herself it was teround rules with her s Including the iven her so much in such a few short days Focus Determination The confidence to knohat she wanted out of her life and the courage to dictate her own future