CHAPTER 34 - Alden

The path down to the lake and grotto was a bit overgrown. I used that as my excuse for holding Rachel's hand. My brothers smirked at me. Obviously, I wasn't nearly as clever as I wanted to be. Rachel's breath caught when she saw the lake and the folly leading to the grotto. "This is gorgeous," she whispered, her hand coming to her mouth. She was gorgeous. I had fought my attraction for this girl until my balls were blue. I had tried a hundred different ways to distance myself. But when...