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She lifted her head from Tate’s chest when Knox came into the room with Willa Rachel immediately went to her side

“You can coht, Willa”

Willa shook her head “If I don’t go back to ht, I never will”

“I can stay the night with you,” Rachel offered

“That’s all right I’o to bed” Willa turned her bruised face to Cash then Knox “I want to apologize If I hadn’t lied and said Leasn’t harassing me, then maybe he would still be alive I honestly believed it would make hies against him”

“I knew you weren’t telling the truth I had a talk with hiht he would back off after I threatened hiation toward his kids,” Knox said

Willa went even whiter “What’s going to happen to the kids?”

“A foster home will be found for theood ho up his phone on the desk

“Please, I would never forgive myself if they were hurt because of my actions”

“Willa, none of this was your fault Lewis had real problems You are the victim here,” Knox reassured her

Willa didn’t seem convinced, but she nodded

“Coo, Rachel; you’re co home with us,” Tate said while they left Knox’s office as he talked on the phone

“No, I’’s You can drop me off to pick up my car” Rachel wasn’t about to place herself back under her brothers’ thuiven them for how they had talked to her at the party

“How long are you going to hold a grudge?” Greer spoke up “You al a watch over you”

“I al time”

“I forgot about the texts I’ll get theet to my house,” Willa offered

“What texts?” Cash asked, frowning

“Brooke asked Lily if she would pick up some books from Willa She was busy, so I offered,” Rachel explained

Cash’s face turned even“I need to talk to Knox before I leave I’ll see you back at the house tonight”

“Okay” Rachel left the Sheriff’s office, her curiosity aroused by the look on Cash’s face It was plain so from her

Rachel got into Tate’s truck next to Willa She had no choice other than to wait until tonight to question hi to help her in the only way she could

Cash pulled out his cell phone as he headed to his bike

“Crash?”

“Yeah, what you need?”

“I want all the information you can pull up on Lewis He just tried to kill Willa and Rachel Soe and I want to knohat it was The ti said he went to Willa’s house after work; check out the factory and see if any of the other workers picked up on anything going on with the motherfucker Text o check his place out”

“Will do I’ll call when I have what you want” Crash disconnected the call

Cash started his bike A oing to search Lewis’s hoe, hoping that he rong in what he suspected Noor soer

She had to wait to question Cash since he didn’t return to Mag’s house until Fridaytired and worn, she was teive her the opportunity

“I’ry, and I need a shower I have just driven over a hundredto get back here I expect you to be standing by that door at seven tonight Weit”

Rachel started to open her leam in his eyes

“Okay,” Rachel agreed

He gave her a sharp nod before going down the hall to his bedroom

“Don’tmy women down”

That hard-ass had read her ley’s She had spent too hts there for hih