“What’s her name?”

“Sorry?” His heart kicked up a few notches. He felt suddenly exposed. Caught.

“The woman who’s got you tied up in knots. Not that I don’t believe you’d be involved in something like this, but I get the sense there’s much more to this story. This is the kind of thing you do when you’re in love. Am I wrong?”

No. He wasn’t wrong.

Paxton loved Cilla. And that was the problem.

Because no matter what he did for her, Pax could never deserve her love.

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