CHAPTER 16
She was wrong about one thing. Eli had always known when to quit: early, and before you got too involved.
But this time, he hadn’t followed his own rules. He’d let himself get attached. Let himself want something good, something stable. And he’d gotten his heart stomped on in the process.
She clearly wasn’t going to change her mind, and it was the tears he heard in her voice that undid him. Dammit. The last thing he wanted to do was hurt her. But he had. She was right. In his own way, he was as bad as Clint.
Well, his clothes were still in the dryer up at the lodge. His wallet, keys, and phone were in the pocket of the borrowed jacket. He could leave without ever having to bother her again.
He hesitated. After Justin had been so good about taking him in, he wasn’t going to
