“Of course. What did you think I planned to do?” He shot
her another disarming smile and stretched his hand across the table to touch
her fingertips. “Is that okay?”
“Of course,” she lied. She pulled her hand free. His
fingers were warm against her icy ones. She hadn’t been able to shake the chill
since seeing that lifebond ring in meditation class, but already her soul warmed
in his presence. Blast her traitorous thoughts. She’d much rather stay
shivering cold than allow any man close. That would never change, even if she
managed to redeem her disgraced Vetter status.
“Wonderful.” He smiled, showing off his strikingly white,
straight teeth.
She couldn’t stop herself from smiling back. He had the
most beautiful mouth she’d ever seen.
“So, I’ve been wondering.” Armando eyed her speculatively.
“What makes you never want to see another lifebond ring as long as you live?”
He sure knew how to pop a mood killer of a question. She
tried to think of a plausible reason someone would freak out over a generic
ring. “Oh, you know, everyone else finding their lifebond partner and rubbing
it in the single lady’s face.” She shrugged, painfully aware her excuse was
paper thin and made her look like she was fishing to hook up with him.
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Like the tentative tone of the snippet plus the cover is brave because the guy is not the "default" hero.
ReplyDeleteLove the intense look on the guy's face. It says he's going to peel away all her layers. Coupled with the snippet, I'm in heaven.
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