Chapter 70

As he buried his teeth in the tender flesh of her earlobe, she said, "I don't see you complaining." He muttered, "Oh, I'm not complaining, but I won't allow you to act cowardly." That was like getting slammed with a pail of icy water, and she violently shoved him away. With crossed arms and a pouty expression, she said, "I am not a coward." "I did not state that you were," he smiled. "I threatened to stop you from acting like one. You're holding off attending the dress fitting because you're worried about what happened to your stunt the night before. She moaned, "I didn't hear you trying to stop me." "Because I felt it was appropriate for Ainsley to learn more about the kind of man she is getting married to, but that doesn't negate the fact that our actions had consequences." I have no trouble confronting her now. or Nathan in that instance. "Okay," she said, not really believing that everything was well. Cassie felt that Ainsley should have known what a disloyal jerk Nathan was; she o