Chapter 22 His Lust Returns

• ARDEN
• The sensation was strange—like déjà vu laced with dread. Both familiarity and unfamiliarity crashed over me, rooting me in place. His old, empty promises echoed in my head, and my body refused to move.
• “You’re the prettiest woman I’ve ever laid eyes on,” Jaxon said gently, tucking a loose strand of hair behind my ear. I laughed, not out of flattery, but disbelief. It was easier to laugh than to accept.