ng warm to hea

a steaming cup of hot milk. I took it with numb fingers and drank it all in one g

e your

hesitate. He han

ord is you

ublic, but always there, protecting me. The whistle wasn't just a whistle; it had a prec

r. The cup in my hand still hel

Ethan Vance anymore.

line. He asked who I wanted to replace Ethan with. I looked up fro

t Mark

nned silence on

is voice serious. "Although Mark Davis has excellen

p, Grandpa. Don't

he answer I wanted. I hung up an

heavy jacket and handed it back to him. I

ourage to stand on the Miller

I saw his Adam's apple bob

es

from a small town. A ve

I got out of the car and walked

Ethan Vance. He was rushing out, his face a storm of anger and

arge foyer. "Who told you to run off? Do you k

my arm, his

rying to alarm Grandpa so he punishes us? If you're going to have a prince

was so ridiculous it left

ice. "You locked me in the ski lodge to teac

f confusion in his eyes. H

on't blam

waying slightly. She took Ethan's

ski resort is so big and she hasn

fiancé and the kind, forgiving friend. A bitter sneer formed on my lips. I understood instantly. This w

di

out the single word, and then tur

e years, I had poured all of my attention, all of my heart, into trying to build something with him. I knew he liked

ountain of them. For three years, Ethan had insulted me, trampled on my feelings, and h

ate it. This blade, I was going

ki resort again. I mingled with the crow

as finally starting to warm up to me, that he was finally seeing me. He chose the Aspen ski resort, saying it was fo

ter, he told me he

ized why he had ch

loved

! It matches Ethan's perfectly!"

e, no need for you to point i

kiss,

the group of their fr

r tiptoes, pulled Ethan's head dow

owd, his gaze passed over everyone and landed d