Ashley froze, unable to fire back right away at what Vance had just said. Her mind spun, replaying his words over and over. Had she ever actually been scared of him?

Yeah—she couldn’t deny it. That fear had been there once. But after hashing things out today, after forcing herself to step back and look at the bigger picture, she realized she wasn’t nearly as afraid of Vance as she thought.

Just like Arthur had his own complicated sides, Vance did too—and for reasons that made ...