Chapter 45

Ronnell’s POV

Blair had stunned me from the moment I saw her, but for a long time, I refused to acknowledge my feelings. It was the only way I could function around her daily. By erecting a formidable barrier, I managed to keep her at a distance for this long.

My mind was still haunted by that night, the night that meant everything to me. Yet, the woman before me now eclipsed all other thoughts, rendering me incapable of focusing on anything else but her.

It wasn’t the dress, though the way it draped over her generous heart-shaped ass and round hips was nothing short of fine art. It wasn’t the tattoos, which were more extensive and colorful than I had expected from the few glimpses I had caught over the last month, there were more stretching over her shoulders and across her upper back. It wasn’t even the way her chest rose dramatically as she inhaled a deep breath, forcing her breast to press against the thin fabric.

All of that was hot, sexy, gorgeou