Santiago didn't take his eyes off Beth. He doubted he could even if his life depended on it.
At this point, he wasn't sure he could have told anyone, even at gunpoint, what he’d been eating or what his friend wore. Lachlan could have been wrapped in a bedsheet with a laurel wreath on his head, and Santiago wouldn't have noticed.
He did, however, notice how his so-called friend bluntly flirted with Beth. And her laugh. Santiago had definitely noticed that and had nearly called the whole thing off.
He should have known Lachlan wouldn't just stick to the agreed plan. The man was just supposed to charm the answers out of Beth, since apparently that was Santiago's problem.
According to Lachlan, Santiago lacked the delicate touch to make Beth drop her guard. The man made the remark after
