Tyler"s heart had lightened considerably by the time he parked his car at the hotel and ambled towards the entrance. The evening, having started out on shaky ground, had ended reasonably well. The apparent softening of Rayna"s resistance was a good start to finding a favorable resolution to the animosity and resentment that obviously plagued each of them. Still he had his work cut out if he was to have any success breaking down the emotional barrier she had erected. Rayna"s coldhearted rejection had haunted him his entire life, yet he"d been surprised and mystified by the depths of her animosity towards him during their heated exchange.
At least the rain had stopped. He inhaled deeply, finding the rain-washed wind invigorating. Overhead, a patchwork of starlit sky glimmered through the di
