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Chapter Two
ELEVEN YEARS AGO
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“You’re awfully quiettoday, is everything okay?” Westin takes my hand as we walk down the sidewalk toward Shari’s.
I have been quiet today. Not purposely, but I’ve got a lot going on in my head.
“Yeah,” I mutter out a response.
“Scarlett.” He gives me a knowing look. “Is it your dad again?”
“Isn’t it always?” I blow out a breath.
“I take it the conversation about law school didn’t go so well?” he guesses.
“You could say that.” I briefly glance up at his face. “I swear, he doesn’t care what I want. I’m not sure that he ever has.” I shake my head. “He basically told me that I don’t have a choice in the matter.”
“But you do. You won’t be under his thumb forever.” He squeezes his fingers around mine.
“I know. But sometimes I can’t help but wonder if this is all there is. If I’m destined to a life of doing what my parents want and not what I want.”
He slows to a stop, turning to face me.
“You’re not. I know it may seem like it now, but one day you’re going to get out of this place. And when you do, I’m going to be right there with you.”
“You promise?” I glance down at my feet.
“Hey.” He releases my hand, sliding his fingers under my chin to bring my gaze back up to him. “I promise. You and me, Scar. You and me always.” He leans down, brushing a light kiss to my lips.
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IWAKE WITH A STARTto an alarm I don't remember setting. It takes me a moment to recognize my surroundings and realize that I’m in my hotel room. The second my finger presses down on thesnoozebutton and silence fills the air, memories of last night hit me like a tidal wave.
Westin.
His lips on mine.
His greedy hands sweeping across my bare back.
His incredible smell filling my nostrils.
His body moving on top of mine.
I shoot upright, my gaze jumping around the room.
There’s no sign of him anywhere.
But he was here, wasn’t he?
Or was it just a dream?
No, there’s no way it could have been. Not when my body feels so deliciously sore and his scent still lingers all around me.
How could I have been so stupid?
After everything that happened between us, after the way he left, how could I just let him back into my bed so easily?
