Chapter Eight
Parker gave her props for trying. He recognized the look in her eye. Had seen it in his uncle’s eyes for years when someone brought up his father’s death. Whatever haunted Cassie was big, and the least he could do was give her a safe space to land.
He willed his c**k to settle down and laced his fingers through hers. “Not much to tell. Got on the wrong end of a barbed wire spool one windy afternoon with Gunnar and Axel. Pretty embarrassing, having to call my partners for help.”
Cassie unlaced their fingers to trace the scar behind his right shoulder. “Mr. Safety forgot to be safe?”
He chuckled. “Something like that. We were arguing about something stupid, and I lost focus for a split second.”
She made a small noise in the back of her throat. “It’s funny how so much can h
