Chapter 8
“Wake up,” Jalen shook Jassie’s shoulder gently. Her hair swept across her cheek, and the sunlight hit it in such a way that it looked almost golden. Jalen longed to climb back into the bed with her. But they had to get to work, and it would look suspicious with both of them absent—even if Bill could run it for them. The last thing he needed was Bill making sly remarks, he thought.
Gauging from Jassie’s comfort with him last night, he wanted to believe her reactions toward him were authentic. That she wasn’t just a pawn being used by her manipulative father. He didn’t think Caster would stoop so low as to use his virginal daughter, but maybe that was the case. His heart hurt to think of that possibility, but he had to protect himself.
He’d sworn he’d never let Caster get to hi
