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- Authors: Bella Matthews
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GRACE
“You know, it’s not nice to be prettier than the bride.”
I spin around and yelp, as my Christian Louboutin slips in the
icy snow beneath my feet.
Oh, come on . . .
That’s not my only thought as the ice-cold, snow-covered ground comes
flying up toward my face—just my first—before two giant arms catch me,
stopping my fall. “I’ve got you, tiny dancer.”
That voice . . .
“What the heck, Ares?” My fingers dig into my newly minted brotherin-law’s brother’s bigass biceps as I cling to him for support while I get my
bearings. “You scared the shit out of me. Give a girl a warning next time.”
I take a step back, slightly more careful this time, and a shiver skirts
down my spine.
Not sure if this one is from the cold or the man.
“Damn, good twin. What crawled up your tutu?” Ares shrugs out of his
dark tux jacket and drapes it over my bare shoulders, even though I just
cursed him out, solidifying that, in fact, it was the man who caused the
shiver.
Damn man.
“Nothing,” I lie and slide my arms into the jacket, enjoying the cool,
crisp cedar and sandalwood scent that envelops me. Good lord, this man
always smells good. “I’m fine. We should go back inside.” Leave it to my
twin sister to get married during the biggest snowstorm Kroydon Hills has
seen in over twenty years. The wedding was already supposed to be small,
but the storm cut the original guest list in half, leaving only our closest
friends and any family who already live within the city limits. And
apparently, each of them is nosier than the last.
“Pretty sure you’re not supposed to stand out in a snowstorm in that
dress, not that I’m complaining.” He crosses the lapels of his jacket across
my chest and runs his hands up and down my arms. “You might have
everyone in there fooled, but I’m not as blind as the rest of them. Your
smile’s been sad today.”
“You’ve known me for like two months, god of war . . . you don’t know
my smile.” There goes that damn chill again. “And I don’t know what
you’re talking about.”
But when I raise my eyes to meet his stormy blue ones, my carefully
constructed wall weakens, and that first crack stings like a bitch.
Ares sees it too. His ever-present cocky grin kicks up just a little higher
on the right side than the left. I’m not sure I’ve ever met a man who smiles
as much as he does.
“You’re infuriating, you know that? You get off acting like an ass, but
there’s secretly a decent guy under that swagger, isn’t there?”
“I’ve been called worse.” He slings an arm around my shoulders and
guides me to the glass doors leading back into the dimly lit hotel ballroom.
“Come on. Let’s get you inside and get a drink in you to warm you up.
Then you can spill all your dirty little secrets.”
“Who says I have dirty secrets?” I counter, knowing full well he’d run
fast and far if he only knew. They all would.
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