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She inches back. “Hansley…”
I take determined steps in her direction, my nostrils flaring.
She moves away.
Hits the wall.
Panics.
I don’t care.
I don’t freaking give a damn.
She’s squeezing my heart.
Taking her slender fingers and choking the life out of it.
I can’t breathe because of this girl.
String Bean was an idiot. He wasn’t good enough for her.
I’m not good enough for her.
And other women?
How dare Asia even compare herself to the mindless hook-ups I’ve had over the years? I can’t even remember half their names. They never shook me this much. They never crashed into my freaking world and devastated me.
I step into her. Angle my hips against hers.
So she knows.
So she can feel exactly what she does to me.
“This has nothing to do with you. Don’t you ever doubt how incredible you are. Ever. You are not damaged goods. Any guy would be lucky to have you.”
She tilts her chin up. “Then marry me.”
“Asia…”
“Let’s do it. Let’s fake it for a while. It’s not forever, but how many marriages have that guarantee? At least we’ll know where this ends before we start.”
“Asia, you’re not some piece on a chessboard. I know how serious marriage is to you. I know how much you don’t want a divorce. That’s worth something. Your wants and desires and needs are worth something.”
“But everyone else—“
“Everyone else can handle themselves. So our companies take some hits? I’d do that. I’d do that and more to protect you.”
“I can protect you,” she insists.
I brush my finger against her chin, my lips quirking up at her boldness. “That’s not how it’s supposed to work.”
“I know you think I’m just being a pushover, but I’m not. We’ve already done it. We’re already legally bound. We just… won’t change it for a while.”
“That’s not all.”
“What else is there?” She folds her arms over her chest.
“You’ll have to move in with me.”
