"I have taken a liking to your friend." "Ana? Oh, that's so sweet. Who would have thought that you would even develop feelings for anyone? You barely had a heart." I blushed, feeling guilty at the truth I found in her words but that was all a past interpretation of me. "Not now. I've grown past
ANASTASIA My heart raced from the sight of his naked form in the adjoining room, the image lingered, seared into my memory with a lasting effect; embarrassment...and heat. There was a stark difference to the man I'd seen unclad years ago. The current man's every pores oozed masculinity through the
I blanched, feeling stuck with indecision. I managed a smile, willed myself to move to her table. It would be rude to refuse her invitation. My gaze swept around, looking out for one face in particular. There was no sight of him nor did I perceive his signature scent which was fast becoming his tra
ANASTASIA I watched as the group's attention turned to Aiden, his eyes flashing with a protective intensity that made my heart skip a beat. "She said back off, buddy," He said, his voice firm but controlled. "Know your limits. She's not interested." The worker, rising from the dust while still tr
As the conversation flowed, Aiden asked, "Mr. Jenkins, how do you manage to keep this place running so smoothly? I mean, there's hectares of farmland and then this lodge? How do you manage without losing sight of the primary function of this place?" I noticed I'd been staring too long at the side o
DENNIS"Oh!" She piped up, her eyes widening to the size of saucers, "You're back."I held her gaze unflinchingly, deliberately refraining from responding to her startled exclamation as she likely anticipated. We remained locked in an unwavering stare for what felt like a few more seconds, and throu
She looked so cute and innocent as she slept peacefully and my heart hurt as I wondered what thoughts the girl was harboring. Even if she did see something like those, what prompted her to draw them?"I'll have some serious explaining to do tomorrow," Clara chuckled lightly, scratching her hair. “I
AIDENComing out from the bathroom, I vigorously ruffled my damp hair with the soft terrycloth of the towel. My fingers worked through the tangled strands and teased out the knots as I went.For some reason, I seemed to have forgotten to bring towels, and the ones I was given here were smaller than