Begging for a Second Chance (Sienna Sloan and Jarred Sterling) novel Chapter 494

Jarred looked up, his deep gaze locked firmly onto her.

He had always been overbearing, never bothering to hide his possessiveness.

Yet, he was too proud to admit that she had been the one to dump him.

He leaned forward a fraction of an inch, casting a heavy wave of pressure over her. "Isn't it obvious? I'm pursuing you."

The moment those words fell, the quiet air seemed to silently detonate.

Sienna froze for a moment, then let out a soft laugh laced with a cool, mocking edge.

She met his tense gaze and spoke slowly. "It's rare for you to be so self-aware."

Jarred's eyes darkened instantly, his oppressive aura growing heavier. "What does that mean?"

Sienna met the turbulent undercurrent in his eyes head-on, her voice light and soft.

"You know perfectly well, Jarred. If this were a normal, honest pursuit, you wouldn't even make the shortlist right now."

Her gaze slowly swept over the tightly controlled, reddened corners of his eyes before she scoffed.

"You don't have the guts to ask me openly, so you resort to the most despicable methods, using Owen's life as a bargaining chip.

What? Is the high and mighty Mr. Sterling, who never takes anyone seriously, suddenly feeling insecure?"

Jarred's Adam's apple bobbed hard. The vulnerability he had kept so carefully hidden had just been ruthlessly exposed by her single sentence.

He was used to being the mastermind in control. Never had he felt so completely stripped bare and exposed.

He wanted to retort, but meeting those eyes that saw right through him, every excuse died in his throat.

Seeing him fall silent, a playful glint flickered in Sienna's eyes as she methodically twisted the knife.

"But this move of yours is nothing more than self-deception."

She tilted her head slightly, looking at him with amusement. "You forbid me from telling people I'm single, yet your mother has been loudly broadcasting your bachelor status everywhere.

She's busy paving the way for you, doing everything she can to set you up with Celeste.

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