Fear. Anger. Betrayal. But what hurt the most was her sense of loss. Payton was gone from her life. She’d never see him again. She had difficulty understanding her feelings. Wasn’t this exactly what she wanted—to have him out of her life so she could continue with what needed to be done? Now that she’d severed any further contact with him, she felt alone and abandoned. Without him, she seemed to stumble around in a dark and hostile forest. A pack of vicious wolves surrounded her and nipped at her heels. They all seemed anxious to attack and devour her without mercy. Until now, she had not considered Payton one of those creatures, yet it seemed he had turned against her also. He claimed he wanted her trust, but how could she trust anyone, especially him. He already knew far too much. He knew where she’d been and with whom that night when they’d first met. Now he demanded to know why she had been there. But why? And how could a man like Wilber Hennigan be of any possible interest to Payton.
