in

relief and told the driver to take me home. I closed my eyes and focused on

most cozy sofa, with a glass of wine in one hand and a steaming romance book in the other. The ideal way to cap off a day spent s

ond of it.

as too long since I'd been alone to entertain that kind of wild speculation. I couldn't deny that I had trave

cable pull. Just right—not too brief. I didn't feel like flashing my ass in case I needed to sudde

I seemed really frantic and might have easily passed for a sign pleading to be taken seriously. I was not at all interested in tackling the quirks and egos of the male m

m felt righ

to

had responded. I had become interested in him! I never paid attention to anybody. It wasn't that I didn't have empathy for others in my vicinity. E

e seemed at ease, carrying a drink in one hand and moving it lightly to his lips before returning it to the bar. However, there was

e, I had stopped breathing as he assessed me. His look was so intense that there wasn't really any other way to put it. Sud

focus on anything other than the jumble within my thoughts. While my driver skillfully maneuvered the luxurious town car up the twisting mountain

t Moi

pprop

that, I booked it nevertheless, refusing to accept the fact that certain things were out of my control. Whenever I attempted to strike an angry fist in Destiny's directi

g was a pri

ously much older than me. If the stunning woman with black hair had anything to do

acted to him. Warmth traced my cheeks. I was not going to disclose my sexual inclinations to a total stranger! Since I hadn't quite been that far with a guy yet, I had to acknowledge that I didn't really have

ivid recollections. No other guy had addressed me wi

idn't know

fficient—a natural result of being alone in this world. An excruciating agony that I was ac

er eyes perfectly framed his sculpted cheekbones and big lips, and his black hair gave the impression tha

about the flav

that abs

o take

t care what Fate or Destiny had to say. It was just not going to happen that

stiny had a sense of humor sin

at all where I