Tyler sensed a change in Tawny and he instinctively edged closer to her, though he already stood too close to be considered casual. She hadn’t minded the hand-holding though. Or the way he’d practically wrapped himself around her at her front door.
He had no idea what he was doing, and he’d been acting on instinct since showing up at her beachside bungalow.
But she turned back to him with pure panic in her beautiful eyes. “I need you to do something for me,” she said, her lips barely moving.
“What?”
“That man over there.” She glanced over her shoulder before whipping back to him. “Oh, no. He’s seen me.” She looked like she might cry. “He’s coming over. Can you do me a favor?”
“Sure.” Tyler wasn’t quite sure what she was talking about, but he did spy a tall yet stocky man approaching t
