


Meanwhile, my teammates had formed a wall behind Darren without him noticing. She was right, but it didn’t completely bank the fires of fury consuming me. I almost leaped at him, fists ready to fly, but Ava gently placed her hand on my arm and murmured, “He’s not worth risking the life you’re building.” I figured you must have a plan to get money from the rich asshole who took them from me. “One of the girls at the diner mentioned that you quit unexpectedly to move to some swanky neighborhood on Long Island. You can pretend all you want, but we all know you’re just here to get money from Roan.”ĭarren’s gaze swept over the house and the multiple garages, his eyes practically filled with dollar signs. Now you’re showing up here? If you really cared about Cassidy and Daisy, you would have contacted Roan beforehand so that you wouldn’t disrupt their lives. I haven’t seen or heard from you since Carrie told you not to come back until you could pay the child support you owed her. If I’d known you were going to go for the con on Ellis, we could have teamed up.”Īva stiffened and snapped, “Cut it out, Darren. I protect and cherish what’s mine.”ĭarren’s eyebrows went up, and he looked at Ava with an almost approving smile. “You don’t have a single fucking right to my daughters or Ava.
