Confidential Attraction
Author
Brenda Jackson
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Chapters
13
Prologue
From the diary of Jessamine Golden
September 12, 1910
Dear Diary,
Brad and I had another picnic on the lake today and there, beneath the branches of the willow tree, he told me that he loved me. His words stole my breath and everything around us got silent with such a profound statement from him. Then he gave me a heart-shaped pendant that was etched with two intertwining roses. Engraved on the back were our initials and he said his gift would always be a symbol of the love we share.
His words and gift brought tears to my eyes and when I told him how much I loved him, he pulled me into his arms and held me like he never wanted 8 to let me go. And he kissed me in that special way of his that makes me want to be with him always and give up my quest for vengeance.
But I can’t.
The circumstances as they are, I know what we are sharing can’t last forever, although I want it to, more than anything. But I have to be honest with myself and with him. Brad is a man of duty, honor bound to do the right thing, and I have made a vow of revenge which goes against everything the man that I love stands for.
Oh, diary, my life is filled with so much turmoil. The woman in me longs for Brad’s kisses, his touch and the way he makes me feel. That part of me wants to take what he offered me today—a love greater than any I have ever known that will last for all eternity.
However, I can’t forget what I must do before my father can truly rest in peace.
I had vowed not to give my heart to any man before I settled a score, but it is too late. I feel the loving heat of the pendant as it rests between my breasts while I pen this entry. Brad Webster has my heart and I am deeply torn between love and duty.
