HIS SECRET OBSESSION [A.G.S #1]
and yet, it didn’t make the sight any less satisfying.
She was still in love with him. I could see it, clear as day, in the way her eyes had followed Jacob. The way her smile had faltered just slightly when their eyes met. But she wouldn’t admit it, not to anyone. Not yet. Not even to herself, I suspected.
She was mad, stubborn, furious at what had happened before, and maybe a little scared. And that made her all the more fascinating.
I leaned back in my chair, swirling my glass of wine lazily. In the silence, my mind replayed everything I had done to push the buttons I knew she couldn’t hide. Every move had been calculated, every word a subtle test. And it had worked.