Eve couldn't help but keep her gaze fixated on Arlin's ass as he walked away, his back straight, shoulders thick and square. If she was honest with herself, she really didn't want him to leave, but her friends deserved to hear the story first, just for putting up with her. Besides, she didn't know Arlin, where he was from, what he did, what he was really doing in Bull Creek. For all she knew, he could be in cahoots with Kyle to drive her crazy, keep her distracted, make her drop her guard enough so that Kyle could slip in and finish what he started months ago.
The memory sent a shiver down her spine.
Eve hit the floor, her back smacking against the coffee table before she landed on the carpet. Her face stung from where Kyle backhanded her. The only plus to it was seeing him shaking his h
