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Heidi heard the truck the moment Ryan pulled into the lane leading to Gareth’s house. She was aware of his presence long before she felt him walking across Gareth’s backyard toward her. Maybe it was the s****l chemistry between them. Maybe it was because she genuinely cared about him. Somehow she always knew when Ryan was close.
Heidi’s gaze darted around nervously. The kids were playing in a nearby tree while Gareth and Brandi watched all of them from the living room window. The giant glass wall Gareth installed was supposedly bulletproof.
It was hard to imagine someone might come at the house with guns blazing. But what did she know about that kind of violence in the world? She looked at the trees and saw only the harmony of nature. Brandi and Gareth saw places for bad guys to hide
