Aden’s [POV]

“She wants to work here.”

Dariel stares up at me from behind his desk. He doesn’t ask who. “Why?”

I rake my hand through my hair. “Says she wants to make up for letting her stay.”

“And that’s a bad thing why?” Dariel lifts his glass of water to his lips.

“It’s a bad thing because how long will it be before she figures out what you and Kade are and runs? She’s talking about working for a few days—enough to earn the money to buy a bus ticket out of ...