Page 6 of Something Tangled Something True (Rosa Ranch #1)

BIRTHDAY WISHES

I jerk the door open in time to see José’s black pickup truck pulling out of my driveway. My brows draw together.

I swing my gaze around the porch, looking for any reason José would’ve stopped over in this weather, but the question falls away when my eyes land on a tiny bouquet of origami flowers.

My heart swells, soaring to new heights, reminding me just how dangerous Lola Lima is for my health. She’s too sweet. Too beautiful. Too thoughtful. Too perfect .

Too mine.

And if she ever leaves again, it’ll break my goddamn heart worse than it did the first time.

I pick up the tiny bouquet, heading inside to place it on the mantle next to fifteen others like it.

I’d thought all this time away from her might dull her shine, but I was wrong. With Lola home, I’m done for, and I’ll be damned if I let her get away again.