Chapter 10

• Tiana sighed when Wilder left, settling onto one of the comfortable couches to listen to the record play. It took everything she had not to walk up to him and put her hands on his body, tracing the scars and more natural lines, bringing a smile to his face. That’s what she wanted. She wanted to make him smile. The problem with that was she was entertaining more than touching.
• With another sigh, she pushed those thoughts away. Tiana was attracted to Wilder, but it meant nothing, and she needed to ignore it. Her emotions were muddled, and she was confusing compassion for attraction. She came here to get away from Vestige, the man who taught her everything that was wrong with love. Traveling down that path again was not her goal and never would be.
• If she listened to her emotions, she would end up hurting Wilder, and she could not be that person, especially not to this man. He had a hard enough life without her leading him on. Tiana sat, listening to the music, closing her eyes with a smile on her face.