Chapter 3When the GPS had shown Edmund where Mathias and his phone were—or more accurately, where they were heading—his first reaction had been unmitigated panic. He’d left Darby alone, and he knew her too well to believe for a second that she’d call if Mathias turned up again. She was too independent, too sure she could handle herself, to ask for his help until it was absolutely necessary. Factor in the fact that she’d been attracted to Mathias—and the scent of her arousal still had him hard—and Edmund knew it would be disastrous should those two get within yards of each other. Mathias was relentless in going after what he wanted, and Darby was…Darby.
He refused to let her fall prey to Mathias. And he deliberately ignored the stab of jealousy that she hadn’t looked at Edmund in such a s*
