Part II

The first time those words came out of his mouth, she was so happy. This gorgeous man thought she was beautiful. What man didn't?

For the first time in her life, Rosalie thought she was about to discover what love really was.

But then he'd grabbed her, roughly. If she had had a pulse, it would have been racing. Just the contact of their skin set her body on fire. He looked into her eyes.

"No, Rosalie. You're beautiful."

She shivered happily. She'd never seen anyone look at her that way before, heard them speak those words like he had.