Erin heard a noise. Still terrified of snakes, her eyes always instantly scanned the land around her, no matter where she was or what she was doing. Jack. It wasn’t a snake, but Jack, walking through the pine trees toward her.
She stood up, wiping the sand off her butt and kicking it off her shoes. She licked her lips. She should not have yelled at Jack. She should never have approached Jack’s son, and well deserved her eviction tomorrow, which would render her homeless.
Jack came closer to her, but his expression seemed devoid of feeling. She moved her weight from one foot to the other. She didn’t like feeling as though a predatory cat was just waiting to pounce on her. She hated being at Jack’s mercy.
He glanced around before his intense eyes landed on her. They were turquoise-blue, n
