“Oh my God,” I mutter, gasping. “They wanted to buy Maize?”
“I guess.” He shrugs. “I only caught the last bit of it, but it seemed they were implying John couldn’t give her the life they could.”
My blood boils at the thought of someone saying that to him. “What a bunch of assholes,” I snarl.
Jackson agrees. “Yeah, I sent him to the house to cool down and told him I’d watch things here for a bit.”
“Okay. I’ll let Kiera know.” I turn to walk toward the door when Jackson stops me.
“Mila…” I turn and look at him. “He could probably use a friend right now, even if he doesn’t think so.”
The corner of my lips tilts up just the slightest. Nodding my head in understanding, I go outside and back to Kiera and Maize.
“Mila!” Kiera says as soon as she sees me coming back. “What happened? Is ever
