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“You’re too trusting. It makes you vulnerable.”
That word speared my heart, hitting a deep part of me, one I’d worked hard to cover over the years. “I’m not weak.”
You couldn’t have gone through what my sister and I had, and not come out stronger because of it.
He nodded, his voice filled with respect. “I admire the hell out of you and Delilah.”
Would every conversation with Colton always revolve around my sister, even though they’d been apart for years, and she’d moved to Virginia to work as a veterinarian? “Then you know I can handle myself.”
His lips pursed, but he didn’t argue with me. “I’d feel better if I knew you were safe.”
I rested my hands on my hips. “Why? Because you dated my sister ten years ago?”
He shifted on his feet, then looked away from me. “Yes. No. Maybe.”
“I’m all grown up. I don’t need you to look after me, and I certainly don’t need your protection.” Not unless he was interested in me.
His gaze scanned me from head to toe, leisurely assessing. “I know.”
Heat followed the weight of his gaze.
My irritation faded away to something far more dangerous: desire.
“Call if you have any more trouble. You have my number.”
I hadn’t used it in years. I’d called him a couple of times to pick me up from parties when I was young and wild. Back then, I’d wanted his attention. It was childish and immature. I knew even then that nothing could happen. Being interested in your sister’s boyfriend was wrong. But I couldn’t help pushing his buttons. Because where he was straitlaced and black and white, I was wild and in color. We didn’t make sense together on any level. No matter how much my heart wanted him to notice me.
