Читать книгу Whispering Springs - Amanda Stevens - Страница 3
Оглавление“It was my choice. And for what it’s worth, it was the second-best decision I ever made.”
Now it was Ava who hesitated. “What was the first?”
“Telling you how I really felt. Laying all my cards on the table. I never had to look back with regret. I never had to wonder what-if.”
Her hackles rose in self-defense. “You assume that I have?”
“I never said that. I speak only for myself.”
The conversation was getting a little too intimate for comfort. Ava felt a sense of relief at having survived their first encounter, but now she searched for a subtle excuse to go her own way even though a part of her wanted to just stand there and stare at him forever.
She opened her mouth, but before she could utter a sound, a scream pierced the night, jangling her nerves and freezing her to the spot. For a moment, she stood in horrified silence, unable to breathe, unable to move until a second scream propelled her straight into Dylan Burkhart’s arms.
