She was unlike anything he had heard about her. The only sign that she shouldered a heavy burden of grief was her extremely pale face and her watery eyes. Other than that, she was the complete opposite.
The truth was that she had just grown accustomed to shouldering grief, and she did not just allow it to take control of her. Most times, she would just drown in her pleasures rather than hyperfixate on something that did not matter.
Jacob was probably one of the only people who had remained unfazed under her gaze and in the face of her extreme beauty and charm, and she knew because she was able to feel the vibrations that exuded from him and tell the rate of his heartbeat.
This only made her more infatuated with him, as most men fell to their knees and begged for her affection or offered unsolicited gifts to her. Coupled with Jacob's strength, she just had to have him, no matter the cost.
