Chupter 19
Grace had already come this for–there wasnotning back. She didn’t have a choke anym
All she wanted now was to make Cole let go of his anger.
There was a thin Hanket ready, she wrapped it around herself, then slowly removed the final bender beneath a
The bung loosely to her body, revealing the elegant curve of her legs and the delicate slope of her cellarbones. Her cheeks were flashed, and her eyes carted the weight of humiliation
as she looked at him
“Is this enough to prove my sincerity, Ma. Jensen?”
She had done what he asked, but that didn’t mean the acceptador approved of how he had tented ber. The had but rejectedhim, yet his actions feltiner like at ingilt
To be surprise, he didn’t troch het. Instead, Cole beat down and picked up bet cethes. His rice was kow andunreuple, “Walthere for thirty master”
Grace realized he had been toying with her. He had nicked her intendersing to dry her clothes. Now, let naked on the boat, she felt completedy vulnerable andrepined
She peached out instinatively, prabbing the hom of his shirt. “You’ve just going to leave me here alone?”
He raised an eyebrow. “When Harper? Looking for an audience? If you feel summing around naked, I won’t mind wiching
His tone was nothing like the elegant, aloof man the bad first met. He now had the sharp tongan and sing smirk of a complete jerk.
the crapped, teeth primed, cheeks burning, as she watched han casually tuck her undergarments into her traditional dress.
He didn’t even flinch. In fact, he had the nerve to smirk. “Nice style.”
She grabbed a plow and hosted it at him. This man from the family was behaving like a rogue. How foolish she had been once think he was alot, composed, and refined
She must have been complessly mistaken.
As soon as Cole stepped off the boat, it rocked gently, swaying as the world quieted around her again. Despite the stillness, Grace’s heart pounded furiously
Even the slightest sound the soft splash of all jumping and hitting the water’s surface, made Grace jump like a startled deer.
After hallah, the boar hired, and someone bonded. She quickly sat up, clutching the blanket tightly around her, her voice trembling “who’s there?
Aslender hand lifted the stain Cole had changed from his earlier casual attire into a sharp salt and leather shoes.
He was tall, bending down as he entered the cramped cabin of the bear.
The small space tel even more cramped with his presence.
He placed the bag he was holding beside the bed and looked at Grace, who was nervously sitting on the edge. “Audiom me, who he were you expecting to see?
Grace reached for the bag and pulled out her dried clothes, blushing as the quietly said, “Thank you”
He tilted her chin up with a taxing smirk. “I don’t accept simple chaps, Hispettive saved you again. You should think about how to repayma”
After he spoke, he turned and Jelt the traditional wooden boot, giving her spac
Grace had dropped her pin inoche water when she arrived, her long hai now wing loose around her shoulders. She was concemplating how to style her hair when she noticed something at the bottom of the bag a delicate emerald flower hair clip
He had gone out of his way to prepace this Joeber, and yet he was spodrs
Ocase stared at the puntly swaying curtains and mumbled under her breath, “What a wind pay.”
When he wanted to take responsibility, she refused. Now that she wanted to marry him, he wasn’t willing
Darthought Cole was downright cruel, deliberately toying with her emotions, keeping her on edge without ever giving her clarity
Enactunately, when it came to a marriage partner within the Jessen family, Cole was still the only halfway decent option in otherwise dismal lineup, Aside from Zane, who was nothing more than a selfish jerk, there wasn’t anyone else worth considering
She didn’t love much of a choice.
the had made hold choices and said things she couldn’t take back. Now, she had to deal with the consequences, enquiep at a time,
Alter getting dressed, Grace quietly adlandiround for any updatesen Zane,
The chuckled, imagining Zane trill wandering the vast city of Pinore, curless and chasing shadows. The city was huge—he could search, for days and find nothing because she had never –
Se tied up and lett, but when she reached the share, Cole was nowhere to be an
walked for a few feet lete etcounteringa maid, who guided her back to the perfume studio, where the spent another half–day idly passing the tinte.
at dinoes, Camelia gertether with a warm unike.“. Je k has been well these past couple of years, she stays in his plate courtyard most of the tips. Winton had a (meeting faright, and Zane wear judicans with Mi. Langler d. 1111 just be us tonight—hapeshi’s okay with you!
Duane arplied with a satt undle, “” don’t mind t’u take whena’s quiries,”
Canada undled approvingly “Good Mule yourself at home Pre always felt a connection ryou. Please, beme by mare ofte
ifici lude her fundiest for Goner. “I brand you’re great at playing the banja. You’ll have to play for me souurday.”
ca flicker of disappointment passedilung bei through Cole wolsikk arvust, but stead, he went off to his buddate
ajat she had come her in vain. She had polerted sonar mortal indamanan about Cole’s pieleanorsum Cole
snow let att, she finmediately dialed Zane’s sunddei
“kwa taat, kebers are you going to meet the beltens of the Harper Candly he’s kind, graceful, and would be perfect for you
Zane quad been searching arisi Pisine all day, but theje mai no base of fitace. He knew she was intentionally avoiding him, posubly retreating to somar derbote couraı yılde.
The thought of bars being seslissly ill andakate twisted something in him. He was both anxious andowed with guilt.
İvriybane someone krangla up the mariage
1011 hada 1. born for this damu matriage antargement, he wenkdart have pushed toure
(to deal with. Im not interested in the heir of the Harper family,” Zane said, har
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Ljust send you her mumber. You could at least look at her photo–what if you two hit it off?”
“Na, Linnad Pobrested, Mom! Lalready have someone I care about Thave logo, pooliye?
He hung up, leaving camelia sorbing She was putting in alt bes effort to manor his tutnje, yet he couldn’t even bother in
she had orignally planned to send fijace’s phototabin, but his attend made her lose the will to do so. She tossİ
Meanwhile, Tane stood on the plotras, staing not at the distant head of yala and sheep, yet all he could feel was kneliness
Veave, stop hiding. Please, just let we see you, just once“.
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cho his knees by the grass, volo low and broken. “I was wrong I som jace. “Hisvoléemacked each word soaked in regret.
aside, letting mat a si
Inseven buat you again. If you come back to me, I’ll marry you.
I’ll make it right.”
Back in Jadesso, cace et en sneeze in the back of the gar
Heath glanced at hes through the tradew mator. “Ms Harper, is it found)}”
She cubed her none “I’m Tine Keep diving I think someone’s thinking of me “
When she got horse, Nyla valled her eyes diamatically at lu
Kate scolded her. “Quare, no matter what, Nydia is still you sistes. An her older sister, you should be pulling her. Instead, she got kicked out of the Jensen family, and that didn’t just tarnish
Onion lookedat beri selih disappointment, his eyes colder than namal,
Dace took a deep burath and calmly explained, “Tad, we went to the Jensen tedener for a peste–making session. Nyla dressed like she was going to a runway show and sprayed so
ach prstume
She wasn’t even imited, and when she got there, she didn’t know what 6. 11. 1 hadn’s calmed Mies, Jensen down, ut reputation would’ve been quined because of her.”
Kane said. “Since you knew better, why didn’t you wan her? Were you trying to make her look bad on purpose?”
“une, pou didn’t tell me Nedia was coming to the Jensen residence either. The uses sent a car to pick me up, and she hurried ahead to get in. Even if I wanted to give her a heath–up, I
Ahe burned back in her father with a calm look. “Don’t worry, Dad I’ve already made it up to Mrs. Jensen. She won’t hold Nydia’s behavior against us.”
i finally let out a sigh of rel. “You must be tied Gonest.”
Nydu didn’t eiggest ben father to so easily let Grace off the hook.
She wanted to say something more, but Grayson cut her off. “You’ve really been spelled by me! You should learn from Grace. After spending a few years abroad, she’s become gracious and
Tun Nydia bailled in faustration.
Grace didn t berstate and went upstairs, She was determined to slowly clim what was tightfully been.
Thunight, “Mom, you won’t have died in vain. Elmako mine to settle every debt owed to you.”
Hart, what slan dide’t expect was to wake up the most mening to lind her phone flooded with news. “The Jensen and Langford Families, Strong Alliance on the Hotton!”
The pisto arrumpanding the head showed Cole with a dięli smile on his lips, looking penily at Zelda Langloud.
Gujeratagris leushed over the flower hala clip on her nightstand
