Sheriff's Off-Limits Nanny: A Small Town Enemies to Lovers Romance by Elise Savage

Author:Elise Savage [Savage, Elise]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Huachuca Publishing
Published: 2023-12-30T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

~ Aiden ~

I've never experienced such an intense internal struggle before.

Conflicting emotions entangle every part of me, creating a storm within my soul. Standing by the window, I'm captivated by the mesmerizing view of my backyard stretching into the horizon. The beauty of nature clashes with the chaos within me, as if mocking the serenity that eludes my troubled heart. The weight of my decision bears down on me, threatening to overwhelm my tired mind.

I chose to end things, I know. But seeing her every day, witnessing her interactions with Raleigh, feels like a test from the universe itself. Stacey's presence disrupts the carefully constructed walls I've built to protect myself from my own troubled emotions. Memories of our shared moments flood my thoughts relentlessly, refusing to be ignored or forgotten.

I can’t stop thinking about her. How she makes me feel both physically and emotionally. She’s taken over my mentality, and I wish for it to stop. If I’m going to keep hold of this decision? I have to start to let go. Not doing so will only just confuse me, and I can’t afford that right now.

In an attempt to escape the conflict within, I seek escape in my work. The familiar routine has always been my safe haven. A place where I can control and compartmentalize my emotions. However, Stacey's lingering presence threatens to disrupt the order I've established. She seems to appear everywhere, and that’s my fault because I’m the one who hired her.

She may have been the one who pushed for the job, but I could have remained firm when I first rejected her offer.

Unexplainably, I find myself drawn to her. Thoughts of her laughter, her touch, and her intoxicating scent consume me, filling the void that her absence has created. I try to shake off these thoughts, to focus on my tasks, but they persistently return. It feels as though the universe is teasing me, taunting me with the intensity of my emotions.

Maybe even trying to convince me that I’ve in fact, made a mistake. That Stacey and I are fated to be together.

I sit in my office at home, listening to the police scanner. Desperately hoping for a distress call from one of my deputies or officers needing backup so that I could rush to the scene. Providing me a plausible reason to escape my home to get away from the scent of Stacey.

But nothing comes… which is no surprise. Small towns rarely have high levels of crime like cities do. The most we have issues with here is speeding…. Something that earned Stacey my ire and disdain from the very beginning. But my feelings for her have grown so strong that it’s hard for me to use what I disliked her for previously to change anything.

The path I'm on is confusing, filled with uncertainty and longing. The tension between us escalates, not only in our now rare interactions but also within me. I naively believed that I could control the situation and suppress these emotions.

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