*Shelby*

My own body went rigid in that instant, the primal instinct to take flight from potential danger warring with the urge to hold my ground and demand answers to the many questions whirling around in my mind. Before I could decide on a course of action, Mr. Cavalier's petrified stare moved directly to my frozen form half concealed by the brush.

An ugly expression twisted his features as he seemed to put it all together in the span of a heartbeat. With the ...