Lotus Oden was a jackass. An asshole, at the very least, since Nati had described him as such. And yet he couldn't possibly walk to his hideout without tailing her home and parking his truck all night just to make sure she stayed safe. Getting emotionally involved would land his ass in the most s**t. Lila’s computer was still in his truck, so he made a stop to get it while an image of Nati’s amazingly astute green eyes lingered at the front of his brain.
Yeah. Keeping her at a distance would probably turn out to be the hardest thing he’d ever done. He wanted to be, well, nicer to her, but she had the wrong f*****g guy if she wanted this s**t sugar-coated.
He knocked on Caleb Thompson's door, ready to work through everything he'd learned and come up with a plan of action, but no one was h
