Chapter 4. Jason's Thoughts

Jason’s POV

I gazed into her electric blue eyes, which had always attracted me to her. I smiled, knowing that she would be mine soon. There was a time when I was attracted to her, but she was young and forbidden to me. Being Uncle Nate’s only daughter, it was my duty to protect her rather than dump my unwanted feelings upon her. However, as the days passed, seeing her blossom into a beautiful girl, too pure, too innocent for the likes of me, my resolve crumbled. Her photographs weren’t enough to curb my growing feelings for her. 

I was just seventeen and a hormonal teenager who had just discovered his feelings. Being closest to my dad, Kevin Crawford, I just blurted out how much I loved Claire. He panicked and soon we shifted to California, far away from Claire, but the distance and time didn’t make any difference to my feelings for her. 

Finally, when she turned eighteen, I received the biggest shock of my life. Uncle Nate called dad suddenly and express