Mason Ritter does not want to go to Puebla, Mexico with his long-time boyfriend, Miguel. He claims he does not want to deal with the hassle of traveling from San Antonio to Puebla. He doesn’t like the way Miguel pretends Mason is just his good friend when they’re around Miguel’s father. He doesn’t want to take the time off work. But in reality, Mason only has one reason to avoid the Cinco de Mayo fiesta in Puebla -- Anton Rocha.<br><br>Anton Rocha is engaged to Miguel’s sister, Pedra. Anton Rocha is off-limits. Anton Rocha is also the most desirable, intoxicating man Mason has ever met. And Mason is in serious danger of losing his heart before the end of the fiesta.

Corazón

At about a quarter to one, Mason set down the beer he had been nursing and began to wind his way through the crowd. Cutting through the house, he went directly to the shed. He stood in the shade of the building, watching the flow of people and listening to the too-loud mariachi band. He tried to be casual, though every muscle in his body was tense, every nerve ending electrified.


Every time someone glanced in his direction, his heart pounded. They knew. The dark, irrational part of his brain was convinced people could read his secret in his skin, and Pedra would be flouncing over any moment to tell him Anton wasn’t going anywhere with him. He saw her once, laughing with a couple of older women. He tried not to stare, but he couldn’t help but wonder how someone could be so oblivious about the man she professed to love.


Chapter 22