AXEL SALVATORE ROSSI.

No girl had ever rejected me.

Not even the ones who had kicked and swore that they didn’t want me at first glance.

Which rarely happened— by the way.

But, she’d done it, broken the record, had me fooled into thinking that she was about to jump into my arms, and the sailing ship of my desires.

Olivia had turned me down, a wily grimace staring back at me from her lips when I widened my eyes at her.

I was shocked, yes— but was I going to back down ...