Chapter 3
Daniel watched Darcie walk away in a huff. He didn’t know what he’d said to offend her. Didn’t women like to be called beautiful? That’d always been his experience. Not Darcie. It seemed to anger her that he’d said it. True, she looked tired and frightened, but she had long honey hair that curled just at the ends draping over her shoulder. Her eyes were a warm brown. Her perfect bow-shaped mouth begged to be kissed.
He had been drawn to her when he first spotted her standing next to Alexia. She looked so frightened and alone, even while surrounded by people. He wanted to rush to her side and rescue her. It was apparent she didn’t like being in such a large crowd. Even though there were only seven of them and two significant others, they crowded the backyard.
Seizing his oppor
