Sean wrapped his arms around her to calm her violent shaking. He gave her time to catch her breath, then asked gently, “Is that when I showed up?”
“Yes. As soon as you knocked on the window, he pulled away. Then you opened the door and dragged him out and…I guess you know the rest.”
From the way she refused to meet his eyes, he knew how embarrassed she was. He knew he had to choose his words carefully—not his forte. Punching Brad again would be so much easier. “Evie, if a young girl came to you and told you that story, what would you tell her? That it was her fault? That an o****m makes her a nymphomaniac? That she shouldn’t have trusted a friend of the family? I’m just curious, because I know what I’d tell her.”
“What?” she whispered.
“That she got conned by a f*****g asshole.” Out ca
