“I’m not here to make your life hard.” “Then why has it suddenly gotten harder? Why does it feel like it’s about to implode?” Cole inched closer, and I instinctively skittered back, shaking my head. “I’ll play whatever role you want me to play, Jasper. I just can’t take being a stranger to the man who knows me best any longer. Please, let me in.” His eyes pleaded with me.