Chapter 80

That didn’t seem possible. Was Deke blind? Stupid? “The man walked out on me after I shocked the hell out of him.”

“You shock him?” Deke laughed. “That’s funny, but not possible. You surprised him. He just walked out to think. If I believed for a second that he wouldn’t come for you, I would have left you with him in the swamp.”

Deke honestly believed that Jack was coming back for her. Tonight. Was he delusional? Convincing himself so that he didn’t have to babysit her?

It didn’t matter. She had to get out of here, away from the swamps and Lafayette, and from Jack, before she did anything else she’d end up regretting.

“Why? I want to get away. Why would you leave me with a man who doesn’t want me?”

A fresh rush of February wind cut through the thin clothing, chilling her to her bones. Morgan huddled further into her arms.

“Doesn’t want you?” Deke asked incredulously as he ripped his sweatshirt off over his head. “Woman, you know shit about men. When he c