BRIAR’S POV
“You don’t have to say anything. I kind of feel stupid, so please, let’s just end the conversation as it is.”
“Okay.” My voice comes out cracked and timid, softer than I want it to.
Did he just make a love confession?
“I have to get back now. You can stay here a bit longer and keep looking. And in case you’re caught, you can just blame it on me.”
No… that’s not possible. Is it?
“That’s if you want to. If not, I guess you can just walk away now… I don’t know, am I rambling too much? Damn it, I’ve never felt this nervous. Maybe I should stop talking.”
There’s no way Eli likes me, right?
He’s a playboy.
I’m his cousin’s wife… in name only, but still…
“You know what? I’m just going to leave now and stop talking.” He adds finally, with an exhausted sigh, turning away a
