The surreal day that unfolded revealed the level of deceit Nina and her twin had sought to embroil Mason into their web. Olivia’s heart had gone out to him when he sobbed openly, had gasped, as had her mother and Hunter’s mother, when he revealed the women had promised not to hurt anyone if he promised not to expose them. By the time she and Leo made their way back home she was exhausted mentally and longed for a hot bath and an early night. She could have stayed at the winery, but she needed to talk this out with the two friends who had been her guides for as long as she could remember. The disappointment in Hunter’s eyes made her heart contract and he sent her a text half way along the path,
H…Are we still okay?”
Responding took her longer than he might have liked or expected however,
