Chapter Eight
THREE DAYS ON A SHIP with Stoan. Sure, no problem. Reina blew out a breath. Even in her mind that sounded like a lie.
This was bad.
As soon as she’d laid eyes on him, Reina knew she was doomed. She was going to give in to the crazy feelings inside of her and sleep with him. If she didn’t end up falling in love, it would be a miracle. And then he was going to break her heart. That was what men did to her. Even the one she’d married had been a disappointment.
She was never enough. With Lex, he’d always longed for space. Her first boyfriend hadn’t liked her blonde hair. Another said she was too fat. And the man she’d dated right before she met Lex had taken a vow of celibacy and surrendered himself to an ascetic priesthood.
It was hard not to take it personally when a man g
