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Chapter 21

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Eva Gibson’s pov

“BRAKE!!” Austin shouted as he reached for the wheel and turned it suddenly.

The vehicle started to slide off the gravel road into the ditch. I glanced at him in disbelief.

“I was going along just fine. The house is just right there,” I retorted with my finger pointing up the road.

Soon, though, I was hanging sideways with him, groaning in regret since we flipped on our side into the ditch.

Unbuckling myself, I fell against him, and he gasped a painful ouch.

“Sorry,” I mumbled softly looking up at his face near mine.

Narrowing his eyes at me I saw mischief dancing within his irises. My eyes widened in disbelief as he pecked my cheek and my abdomen fluttered a little.

Scrambling to the other side I simply slide back against his chest with him grinning like a madman.

“You owed me for crashing my vehicle,” he chuckled and I grimaced.

“You crashed us by turning the wheel,” I argued and gave him a glare.

His arms threaded around my waist as he rested
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