The One I Didnt See Coming

Its the classic story-girl returns to her hometown only to end up moving in with her high school crush, who she hates.

Returning to Willowbrook was my only option after Chicago chewed me up and spit me out. Technically, it wasnt Chicagos fault. It was his fault-the man I thought I knew who turned out to be a liar.

My older sister, always the one to swoop in and fix things, secured me a job as a yoga instructor on her fiancés family ranch. As my self-assigned protector, shes keeping one eye on me and one eye on Emmett Noughton, her fiancés brother.

Hes the charming, fun-loving, take-life-as-it-comes kind of guy, and once upon a time, his name was scribbled in my notebooks. Back then, I was invisible to him. Now, hes looking at me like Im the only thing in the room. But he lost his chance with me a long time ago.

Its easy to keep him at arms length and nurse the grudge Ive held onto for years. Until the house Im staying in sells, and I have nowhere to go except his house. Now, resisting him isnt just difficult-its impossible.