CHAPTER SIX
Blaine Hildreth felt a rush of conflicting emotions as he made his way through the crowd. He had spotted Riley Paige when she stood up to cheer. She looked as vital and striking as ever, and he found himself automatically going toward her at the halftime break. Now she was looking back at him as he approached, but he couldn’t tell much from her expression.
How did she feel about seeing him?
And how did he feel about seeing her?
Blaine couldn’t help flashing back to a traumatic day more than two months ago …
He was sitting in his own living room when he heard a terrible racket next door.
He rushed over to Riley’s townhouse and found the front door partially open.
He charged inside and saw what was going on.
A man was attacking April, Riley’s daughter. The man had thrown
