She said the words out loud, but deep down, she was terrified.

That place was dangerous enough on its own, and now, with Quinn hunting him, what were Jarrod's real chances of making it out alive?

Panic crashed over her, her heart hammering so hard it hurt.

She refused to accept it.

Watts straightened, looming over her from above. "What's done is done. Why force something that's already broken? Elodie, it's time to wake up. Men's flaws run deep-you can't change them, can't redeem them. If he's failed you once, he'll do it again."

He knew Elodie wasn't ready to face the possibility of Jarrod dying out there.

But it didn't matter.

Barring a miracle, the outcome was all but certain.

Elodie didn't want to hear another word. She spun on her heel and headed for the

car.

She'd find Jarrod herself.

needed to see for herself that

Watts' smirk faded. He rolled something between his fingers inside his pocket, then strode after her

struggled, but he barely

her back toward the

clawing at his collar with both hands. "Let go!

pushed her

her usual calm or spar with

was to get away-right

schemes Watts

the bed, gazing down at her. "Don't

her closely. "Maybe you'll be back

family's

to sound casual,

believe him. Still, it

from me?!" she shot back, refusing

lifting in a careless shrug. “I realized something

he

That wasn't his style.

making him distrustful of most people.

the first time, he understood a little of what

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