Chapter 208. Mason

Mason

My friends always asked me what I saw in Riley. I know it’s cliche, but I’d say that it was love at first sight. The first day I set my eyes on her, I knew I wanted her in my life.

I wasn’t the one to approach girls but I couldn’t help myself. It wasn’t just her beauty, though her long black hair and blue, confident eyes were enough to make anyone look twice.

It was the way she moved—graceful, self-assured like the world couldn’t touch her. From the moment I saw her, I knew I couldn’t let her go.

Father always said I needed a confident and strong woman by my side. She exuded the kind of presence my father always talked about.

We only spoke in class, and even then, our conversations were brief, polite exchanges. I wanted more. I wanted to take her on a proper date and show her who I was beyond the lectures and group projects. But every time I tried, she brushed