A Willing Price

However, Gideon could not scare Valerie away. He was too afraid that Valerie would get further and further away from him. He was too afraid that no matter what he did, he could not let her look at him again.

No one would ever know how afraid Gideon was when he held Valerie in his arms just now. He was afraid that she would rather watch the towel fall to the ground than stay in his arms.

Gideon was