Stormy Sneak Peek

Chapter 25 (This isn't beta'ed yet and may be subject to change.)

Gracie's POV

“Ryan, please look at me.”

He didn’t. He stepped away from the engine he'd been working on and started to walk away.

“Are you going to ignore me forever?” I shouted.    

He froze, his back to me. “What do you want from me, Gracie?”

“I want you to forgive me,” I whispered, moving up to him until there were mere inches separating us. “I want you to lov—to not hate me anymore.”

He stared at the garage floor, his body rigid with tension. Finally, he said in a voice so low I could barely hear him, “I do love you.” Then he turned and looked at me…and I wished he hadn’t. Especially when he added, “I just can’t look at you anymore.”

He turned back around and headed for the office, the door shutting behind him with a finality I didn’t want to accept.