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  Anyway, she had told herself that she wouldn’t think about that anymore. Elijah needed her, and that was all that mattered.

  What else was on her list today? Oh, yes. Finish decorating the Christmas tree. It was their first, and she’d only gotten it because Elijah had asked. Helena was having a blast color coordinating the decorations. She also wanted to finish the last essay of the semester before final exams and winter break.

  And all that in addition to dinner with Will. And more sex.

  It sounded like a headache in the making, but she looked forward to it.

  She smiled as the sound of bacon sizzling in a frying pan reached her ears. She drew a deep, contented breath and gave a languid stretch. No guy had ever made her breakfast before. The fact Will had been her first in this made her smile stupidly into her pillow.

  Just as she was pretending to suffocate herself in the bedding for being so sentimental, Will walked in with a tray and set it near the edge of the bed with a flourish.

  “Ready for breakfast?” he asked, smirking at the sight of her.

  She grabbed some toast and put on her best glare. “Don’t bother gloating. You look just as debauched as I do.”

  “I don’t mind,” he said, leaning in for a soft kiss, which made her smile and her heart flutter happily before she remembered she was supposed to be pretending to be annoyed with his self-satisfaction. “Because you love me.”

  She blushed and bit into the toast. “Will—”

  “And because you adore me.”

  “That’s debatable. But seriously, Will—”

  “Possibly also because I intrigue and infuriate you, and I should warn you that I am never letting you go.”

  “That’s sweet. Will!”

  “What?”

  “The toast is burnt.”

  “Guess you’ll just have to settle for me instead.” He plucked the toast from her hand and climbed into the bed with her.

  With a breathless laugh, she tangled her fingers in his hair and pulled him down to meet her kiss. Breakfast could wait.

  Don’t forget to drop by Colina’s blog for the latest information on her next book, which will follow Finn in his misadventures as he attempts to woo the one girl who won’t have him.

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  ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

  For a long time, this book sat at the back of my head, nudging me every so often just to remind me it was still there. And it never would have ended up on paper if not for some very special people.

  Unending thanks to BK for allowing me access to her brilliance and for being my first reader. To Alessandra Thomas for being an inspiration, a beautiful soul, and insanely patient to a newbie with a dozen questions. To Chelsea Fine for being so wonderfully supportive and amazing and equally as patient to my many questions. To early readers Tamara and Kayti for bearing with me and my rough draft, and to my fellow NA writers who have been so incredibly supportive and open.

  Thank you to my agent Suzie Townsend and all the incredible people at New Leaf Literary & Media for standing behind me and this book and blowing me out of the water with their awesomeness.

  And, of course, thank you to all of you for taking a chance and picking up this book. I hope you enjoyed it half as much as I enjoyed writing it.

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  Colina Brennan grew up in a small city, which gave her plenty of time to read and stretch her imagination. By day, she's attached to her kids, and by night, to her laptop. She writes about the fantastical and the romantic, and everything in between.

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