Chapter 40 A Matchmaking Plan Gone Awry

• “Benedict has always been a reserved child, so how did you induce him to come out of his shell? Why does he like you so much that he’s given you roses and a paper heart?”
• Thea could feel the man’s warm breath against her cheek, and she blushed all the way down to her neck. Even the tips of her ears were turning red.
• The proximity between them was suffocating her, and she tightened her grip on the towel she had been holding up to her chest, which was the only thing that kept her from exposing her modesty.