Sunlight (Haven River Ranch, #2)

by Devney Perry

“You’ve got a lot of, um . . . a lot.” Her entire body shuddered as she grimaced at the mess. I was so fucking glad I hadn’t tidied up yet.

“My neighbors are idiots,” she said. “They had a party or something last night, and one of their guests got mixed up on which front door to use. He came into mine and proceeded to vomit his dinner on my living room floor.” “What the fuck?” My voice was louder than I’d expected, and she jolted. “Sorry. You’re serious?” “Yep.” She popped the p. “Not the best night I’ve ever had. My landlord is having the door’s lock fixed and will get the carpets cleaned. If I could just stay at your cabin until then, that would be great.” Oh, she’d be staying longer than that. Not a chance in hell I was letting her go back to that shithole. But that would be a discussion we’d have later. “No problem.” “Thanks.”

But no matter what I was doing, where I looked, I could always find Jax. There was an invisible tether between us. A tie that stretched tighter as the night progressed. He laughed with some of the guys as they clustered near the bar, shooting me that smirk when I glanced over. When his grandmother pulled him into a hug, his smile widened when he caught me watching. Every time I moved from one table to the next, he seemed to shift, too, keeping me in his line of sight.

“Hey, you.”

Tonight, I wasn’t here to tell him lies. But I did have a secret.

“Oh,” I groaned. “We’re going to the grocery store, aren’t we?” “Returning to the scene of the crime.”