Chapter 1615

Aiken pulled Wendy back immediately, his lips crashing onto hers in a heated kiss. As the kiss deepened, Wendy felt her resolve begin to crumble. Her once firm decision wavered entirely. Aiken's voice broke through the haze of her thoughts. "I can give you everything except marriage. Come back to me." Wendy opened her mouth to speak, but before she could, another kiss silenced her. Gradually, she lost herself in the moment, her control slipping away. And before she knew it, she had agreed. It seemed that she and Aiken would forever be tangled in each other's lives. … At the entrance to the complex parking lot, Ruth and Jed crept cautiously, trying to blend in. The security guard, Lonnie Glover, immediately noticed them and stopped them in their tracks. "You can't be here. This is for cars only," he said. Ruth quickly thought on her feet. "We're homeowners here. We're just picking up our car." She had to get in—this was the only way to find out which floor Steven lived on. The