Eve couldn’t help but keep her gaze fixated on Arlin’s ass as he walked away, his back straight, shoulders thick and square. If she were honest with herself, she really didn’t want him to leave, but her friends, the ones who had had her back ever since she moved to Bull Creek, deserved to hear the story first, just for putting up with her. Besides, she didn’t know Arlin, where he was from, what he did, what he was really doing in Bull Creek. She knew what he told them, but for all she knew, he could be in cahoots with Kyle to drive her crazy, keep her distracted, make her drop her guard long enough so that Kyle could slip in and finish what he started months ago.
The memory sent a shiver down her spine.
Eve hit the floor, her back smacking against the coffee table before she landed on t
