h. Instead, it sounded cold and distant, lik

detached from everything, pick

stepping forward with a scowl,

ld read every fleeting emot

better be ready to accept wha

returned to his familiar role-the compose

u'd be buried right alongside my grand

him stabbed at

r? A stranger who simply happened to be here? S

aint, bitter smile. "You actuall

a little closer, he would pull away

sidestepped twice, widening the

her had always been invisible-so

aid flatly. "Let's continue to

she brushed past him, her s

hand reached out and c

t of his skin startled

ut of the woods yet," he sa

arded eyes. Was he really scared she w

lled a bright, mocking

her wrist against her clothes lik

t makes you think I could even run if I wanted to? And let's be honest-your gran

ttention. It reminded him of a time when the sligh

it meant nothing, wearing he

ckled and said, "I'm not worried about that. Until Gr

Allison's eyes. "Yo

ference between this and

n quiet amusement. "I've

lance, he pivoted on his hee

alled out, stretching

ove, Derek spun around and snatched

ing sharp and cold enou

. All she had wanted was an answer, not this furious gl

tened, making her wince be

e from behind," Derek said

ent yesterday. It doesn't matter if the process isn't complete. We are no lon

before. She would walk away from the Evan

speak, a weak, wavering voice br

se are you t

od there, clutching the frame for support, his face blotchy

, she and Derek had promised to keep their divorce under wr

a day later, and somehow Gl

out intentionally. It had just been an unf

Derek beat her to it, his voice steady and unrushed. "Grandpa, you must have mi

eting, sharp glance Derek sent her way-a

had no intention of airing their dirty

en so exhausted worrying about Jane. It's no surprise if things s

that one day, when the time was right