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Idk, Caro. Does he like you?
-J
Isorta got that impression.
-C
Did he bite you, Caro?! This is important. Tell me.
-J
No. Why? Is he like some kinky freak?
-C
What? Ew. Idk. No biting, okay? I’ll talk to you soon. Stay safe.
-J
Carolina stretched and laid down on top of the handmade quilt that adorned the queen-sized bed in Jennifer’s guest bedroom. It was quite luxurious, but somehow maintained that cozy cottage feel. Not the average little cabin by any means.
She’d been there to visit with Jennifer a few times. Though not as much as she’d have liked. Joffrey had a thing about the outdoors—he hated them.
It was so odd now. They’d been living apart for more than a year and she’d expected to feel sad when she’d signed those papers a few months ago, but all she felt was relief.
It had been easy, letting him go. Maybe too easy. Was Carolina unable to feel emotions? That couldn’t be right. After all, she certainly felt something with her bodyguard a few hours ago.
Incidentally, that was part of the reason she was still awake, even after putting her tablet down and turning off her bedside lamp. There were only two rooms in the cabin. She wouldn’t take Jennifer’s because, well, it was hers, and she didn’t feel right doing that.
Would he? Was he lying down right now in another woman’s bed?
Even if that woman wasn’t there, it struck her as fundamentally wrong. Carolina frowned. Geez, she didn’t own the guy just because he made her come.
She huffed out a breath and turned on her side. Closing her eyes tight, she willed herself to go to sleep. But she just had to know. She tiptoed to the door and cracked it open.
The sounds of him moving about the living room reached her ears. She saw his shadow rise as if he’d stood up from where he’d been sitting. On the couch, it looked like. A small smile spread across her face as she closed the door and returned to her own bed.
He wasn’t in Jennifer’s room. Jasper was in the living room, protecting her, keeping her safe from harm.
But who was going to keep her heart safe from falling for him?
A tiny sliver of fear raced up her spine. She didn’t relish the idea of losing her heart to the man. She felt anxious, antsy, and downright nervous. So much so that Carolina’s heart felt like it was going to pound right out of her chest.
Shit.
She hadn’t felt this way since she thought she was in love with her English teacher, Mr. Rosso, in sixth grade. Carolina sighed and closed her eyes, but she wouldn’t be sleeping soon.
It was going to be a long night.
ChapterTwelve
Christmas Eve broke with a fresh blanket of snow covering the surrounding woods and the ice-covered lake.
He wanted it to be nice for her, so Jasper set a large pot of coffee to brewing and sliced some fruit while he waited for the quiche he’d whipped up to finish cooking in the oven.
He hoped Carolina enjoyed it. The recipe was simple enough. Eggs, cream, spinach, bacon, and Swiss cheese, along with his own herbed crust. It was a specialty of his, one he enjoyed making, which was why he’d been thrilled when he found the ingredients inside the stocked fridge.
There was also a ridiculously large bag of jellybeans, Christmas flavors, and cookie dough. Made him smile to think these were things Caro enjoyed. He craved information about her and wasn’t above searching for clues.
