He had loved her for a year… so he arranged a staged rescue, never expecting that the man following her wasn’t part of the plan…

everyone would know what he had planned. They would know he had asked his friend to frighten Emily. They would know he had wanted to play the hero. They would know he had run.

And for a few horrible hours, Ryan’s fear was stronger than his shame.

Then his phone buzzed.

Unknown number.

Ryan froze.

A message appeared on the screen.

“You were there.”

His heart continue reading …