Page 58 (1/2)

Then he waited

She hung her head “How did you find out about Rory?”

He tucked his finger under her chin, coaze His heart lay bare in the depths of his eyes “I found out yesterday before ent to my parents’ house When you placed the call to Savannah, the police sent the information our way to keep an eye out for him”

Her strength evaporated and her body slu order and that I’m married?”

“Yes, I know”

Tears welled in her eyes and she couldn’t even look at him “What do you think of that?”

He garnered her gaze again with his firentle—sweet, in fact “I’h to tellof you and your safety”

A tear slid down her cheek, and she hurried to wipe it away “You don’t care that I n

ever told you that I was married?”

“Of course, I’m not thrilled you kept it frory for the choices yourub “You toldrelationship e met, so I heard part of the truth”

The hard h the speakers of the club, but this part of the dungeon was dark “It’s a play on words, but I never asked if you had been aze stayed fireon “I see do so of a relationship And I know that if you told me you were married, I would’ve asked questions about hi before So, no, I don’t care that you are stilla divorce, yes?”

She nodded, so surprised by him He was calm and collected So unlike her soon-to-be ex-husband “If Rory would sign the uncontested divorce papers, yes I served hin thes out In my heart, I was divorced when he pushed me into the table”

A o on”

She sighed and rubbed her hands over her face, and not even the sensual noises in the club could cut into her thoughts “I don’t want to talk about him or what happened It’s in my past, Kyler Can’t we leave it there?”

He gently re to force you to talk about so that’s what I want, you’ll eventually tellbreath “The fact is, I only care that you’re no longer with hiers over her cheek, wiping away the moisture “You don’t have to face this alone anye you, Ella The fault of that night lies with Rory, not you”