TWENTY-SEVEN Jason shot Paige a look of irritation. She wasn't making it easy for him. He didn't like making women feel bad about themselves. He rarely rejected anyone for precisely that reason. Oh, Gaia had been an exception, with her overweening pride and that acquisitive look in her eye, at least at the beginning. Then her façade had begun to c***k and he'd caved in to her, like he did to every woman. Yet here he was, supposed to reject someone in front of a recording camera. Not wanting to repeat the same speech as he had when he'd invited Daphne on a date, he kept it simple this time. "You're all amazing women, and it's been awesome to meet you. But I have to send someone home, and it's a hard decision for me. One I must make." His gaze swept the row of waiting women, meeting eve

