Chapter Twenty-One Jasper The pain in Tiffany’s green eyes wasn’t lost on me. My heart ached and my mind raced with what I could do to make it better for her. But something else hung strong inside of me. She’d brought this on herself. Jasmine and I connected almost as if we’d never been apart. Her chatter in the backseat of my truck seemed familiar for reasons that I didn’t know or care to understand. I just felt like she’d always been there. “Do you think you can teach me how to ride a horse, Daddy?” “I sure can.” I smiled at her through the rearview mirror. “Anything you want, you got it, Jazzy.” The smile that lit her face up had me smiling, too. “Jazzy? I like that nickname, Daddy.” Tiffany’s hand on mine drew my attention. “Jasper, maybe we should just visit for the evening, the

