Chapter 168

He loved her too damn much.

And tonight had only underscored one indisputable fact: he was totally compromised. And no matter what she’d done, he belonged to Tessa.

Fuck, he needed to make some decisions.

As soon as he got some answers.

With a ragged breath, he stepped toward her. “You swear to God you had nothing to do with Kimber’s abduction?”

She turned even more tense. “Nothing. I promise.”

“Is that your final answer? Think carefully. Trees has your computer and your phone upstairs. He’s taking both apart now. He’ll know the truth in the next few minutes.”

“I only passed on information after the fact. I didn’t—” Her shaky voice stopped, and she still wouldn’t face him. “Explanations don’t matter to you, so yes, that’s my final answer.”

Maybe he wasn’t the best barometer of her sincerity, but everything in his gut—the killer instincts Trees swore he possessed—told him to believe her.

“Okay. That’s good.” If she’d been honest,