Page 70 of It'll Always Be Her

Not even the cat’s displeasure could take away Bee’s lingering warmth. Although she still wanted to convince Adam to believe Captain Marcus existed, there was an odd satisfaction and freedom in knowing that she never would.

Yes, that made Adam as stubborn as a mule, but then…so was she.

Neither one of them gave up. They held fast to their convictions and beliefs. They didn’t waffle or change their minds. They didn’t easily let people in.

Yet.

None of those things had made either of them retreat. On the contrary, every minute, they were moving closer and closer together like they were bound by…

Chemistry. Magnetism, forces, reactions.

And a thousand other things that science could never explain.