CHAPTER 177

  Hailey's POV

  I haven't seen Daniel in years, not since my senior year of high school. He was the boyfriend I had almost fallen in love with. It scared me so much that I broke up with him the day after I realized it. I broke his heart for no other reason than that I was scared of him breaking mine one day. I know, total bitch move.

  "Why do you look so scared of him?" Ian asked, seeming both surprised and worried by my reaction.

  "I haven't seen him since I broke his heart back in high school."

  "Oh, I'm going to need more of that story," he said, seeming to find amusement in it. This was the Ian I wanted to bring out more. The one that wasn't afraid to tease or play around. "Come on. We're not going to cower away. Hold my hand, and maybe he'll be less inclined to speak to you," he offered, holding his hand out.