Zach sat in his den without bothering to turn a light on and glared at the hand holding his empty beer bottle. One before bed - that was his rule. In law enforcement, you were never completely off duty, so getting blind drunk, which otherwise sounded like a dandy idea, wasn't an option.

He was such an ass.

He'd been a total prick to Laney, who didn't deserve it. She had done nothing wrong, nothing other than tempt Zach beyond all reason. It wasn't her fault he had too ...