Chapter Four
Harlow
A few days after the wedding, I rolled my rental car to a stop in front of Ivy and Owen’s house, having decided to take Ivy up on her offer to stay at their place. Aside from craving the peace and quiet, I planned to follow up on a job lead. A position had opened up on a hotshot firefighting team in a town a few hours north of here.
I needed something to help me cut loose from my father. Being within his vicinity made it difficult to withstand his constant criticism, even though I had no doubts about what I wanted. I didn’t want to work for his company. All he cared about was money. The only reason he wanted me to work for him was to control what happened to it after he died.
I wanted no part of it.
When he’d learned I’d completed my hotshot training last year, he’
