Chapter – The Strange in the Mer
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As she opened
stand betting her install over the art’s delicate Lines
tone was polite, curious rather than pushy
face stayed friendly, as though he had endless tolerance, she briefly desired to share with him the entire complex tale
cow where to begin, sine the barely knew him. With a wave and a brief farewell, she left the boutique with a mixture of rebed and ammety in her mind.
wishing for a moment that she could spend more time with the stranges who appeared to understand
door and unlocked her car, she noticed activity in her side mirror. Surprised, she tuned to see the boutique man jogging toward her with a teatre et de
“stopped, looking around to sew if she had forgotten anything
fas he approached, ber brow furrowing
ing his breath, a small smile lifting the corners of his mouth,
The simplicity of his pequest made her laugh, a genuine laugh she hadn’t felt in a while. Ma
the replied, the found of her cun
The avergoedjie, enjoying the warmth of his hold and the steady, uncompromising mannes he maintained eye contact
Her beast paced as his hand hovered over her for a fraction of a second longer than was required
cleared his throat, his gaze softening
suld it be alright if I got your number?
sudden wannith in his eyes, Madeline couldn’t help but smile. This man might have been here with his fiancée, looking through the store to get ready for his own wedding, b
(nitrene, as though be understood exactly why she was besitant, even though she knew better than to believe that he wasn’t hiding anything
with a twist of her head it felt dangerous and exciting to rachunge numbers with a stranger, especially here of all places. It’s possible that this man is similar to
o that he plays pattes Bend the scenes before grining mate
it’s post that was really different version of the man she was engaged to, with the same by to pretend to be someone else. She was reminded of everything she had en korkuding the sonalles and “meetings” dut had turned into tebastian’s means of retreating, and she felt a glimmer of outrage.
Even if it was only for her own condort, why couldn’t she have his secrets and indulgences if he could she pulled Jacob’s phone out of his outstretched pats without further word, and with calm fingers and unyielding resohen, she typed in her number, she returned in to him with a smile that was mysterious and left the dot open without offering any assurances.
Jarob stood still, shiling at her, his phone still in his hand. Before leaving the lot, the gave him one last wave before getting to be car and starring the engine,
the pearview Mirror while she was dilding.
And she felt a türker of satisfaction for the first time in a long time
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