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She wasn’t sure she’d be able to get through the whole story of what had led up to Mac attacking her, so she jumped in hat had happened at the studio when she’d refused to give hirand

Reese sat quietly as she listened, her expression giving away the pain she felt for her best friend over hearing such shocking details, but not once did a look of fault flit over her face She clearly didn’t believe Sky had knowingly invited or welcoe relief

She ended the sordid tale with, “So he’s still after the money, and he burned down ”

Reese gasped “Oh my God You loved that trailer!”

She nodded

Realization must have slammed into Reese, because she was suddenly horror-stricken “Sk

y! You could have been in there at the time! You could have been—”

“I wasn’t though,” she was quick to say as a chill crawled under her skin “I ith Sae Obviously, I was there last night too I really couldn’t think of where else to go at the ti and supportive”

Reese jumped to her feet and rounded the desk She pulled Sky into a tight hug and it caused fat drops to pool in her eyes She squeezed them shut and let Reese console her

“I am so, so sorry this happened to you,” Reese said “My God, I can’t believe this has happened to you”

“I’m okay now,” she choked out as emotion swelled in her throat “Well, not totally okay I am really, really mad Like I need to kick Mac in the balls for the pure satisfaction of it mad But I don’t even knohere the hell he is”

Reese pulled away suddenly Gripping Sky’s biceps, she said, “You have to tell the sheriff Mac is still out there and so could happen to you”

She sed down a huge lump of fear “I know I already told hi Sam took me Which I clearly shouldn’t have allowed…” She blew out a long breath and shook her head “He was upset to begin with, but now—”

“Wait He knew?”

Sky cringed “I told him after that dinner at Pietro’s He kissed o on and on But I knew I’d have to tell him so that if I had any sort of adverse reaction as a residual effect from what Mac did to me, he’d understand that it wasn’t his fault That it didn’t have anything to do with hiht need more time” She smiled suddenly “I really didn’t need that much more time” She whistled under her breath “That man’s quite the miracle worker Sort of a savior of lost souls, equine and human”