"But?"
"I think you're making a mistake," he blurted suddenly, going
somewhat pink in the face.
Calla gazed sidelong at him, genuinely curious. A mistake? "How
so?"
He took his time gathering his thoughts. He's been working up to
this, she realized, watching the color in his cheeks deepen. He
expelled a quick, hard breath. "Cooper Daniels isn't the great guy
you think he is."
Calla couldn't help herself. She rolled her eyes. "You're wrong
about him."
"No," he insisted, shaking his head. "I'm not . There are things you
don't know."
I could write a ballad about the things you don't know, Tom Sahein.
He pulled up short, his brow wrinkled with frustration. "Cooper has
been involved in this from the start, Calla. You got involved
because of Rachel. And I get that. But Cooper? He
