Chapter Sixteen
Maddie lay curled up in bed by the time Blake came in. As soon as she heard his footsteps on the stairs, her heart started pounding. The door opened quietly and he paused at the threshold. The single light on the bedside cast the room in a soft glow, but not enough that she could read his eyes, even with her glasses on.
He stepped into the room and shut the door, his eyes not leaving hers. His mouth remained in a hard line, but he didn’t speak. His presence did nothing to calm the agitation that had stayed with her since she’d fled the barn. She was a hot mess. She knew it. But how could she stop the rollercoaster of emotions? She was just hanging on for dear life.
He crossed in front of the bed, unbuttoning his shirt. He moved like a panther, keeping her in his sight, r
