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Things Better Left Unsaid.
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April’s POV.

My heart had no business behaving like this. Not after everything. Not for him.

Shutting the door to Sinclair’s office with a little more force than necessary, I silently prayed the sound didn’t carry that much. I didn't have cash to pay for a broken window or something. My breath was in a hitch as I walked down the hallway, as my heels clicked with every step. Even my mind was becoming stormy.

Turns out seeing my boss shirtless and dripping with water with a towel on his neck and his hair curling from steam wasn't exactly good for my health. Because can someone explain why the image refused to stop burning in my fucking mind? He looked too gorgeous not to even be acknowledged.

Beauty did run in the Hale family after all.

No. No, no, no.

“In the name of Jesus, stomach, you will rest.”

I held on to my tablet tightly as if my life depended on it. Because it kinda did since it was the only thing that kept my hands from shaking so bad.

Come on, April. You're no
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