Chapter 5. Weston Leaves Home

The first thing Isabella felt was his intoxicating scent, which made her snuggle more into him. Strangely, she felt nothing brother-like in him, as she felt with Hudson. The feel of his rough, tanned fingers on her hair felt so magical that she immediately calmed down, acutely aware of his muscular arms wrapped around her. She could stay like this forever!

“I’m okay,” she breathed into his chest, but he kept holding her close.

Weston was so lost in the young girl that he had lost his senses for a few minutes. Her soft body melted in his arms and he felt so good that he wanted to protect her and keep her in his arms forever. Her voice suddenly brought him to his senses, and he quickly released her as if scalded. What the heck was that? He had never hugged girls before. Then why the f*ck did he hug this girl who was his enemy? ‘To save my a*s from getting punished, why else?’ reasoned Weston in his head.

“You dare not say a word about this to anyone,” he warned her, h