Chapter 89

He was angry. And although she knew how angry he was at his brother, she also knew he was mad at her. The fact that his eyes remained fixed through the windscreen, confirmed her worst fear.

He couldn’t even look at her. Perhaps she had been rash confronting Jared like that. But was she meant to ignore it? Let Jared get away with hurting and provoking her and Daniel? Perhaps, it was what Daniel had wanted. He’d never asked her to jump to his defense. But when someone hurt him, it hurt her. It hurt their family, and she hadn’t been able to stand it.

She sighed. “I’m sorry, Daniel.” She reached out a hand and brushed it against Daniel’s, hoping to soften the tension there. But he flinched away from her. She caught her breath, shocked by the pain his rejection had caused in her chest.

“I didn’t mean to cause a scene,” she said.

“Well, you still did a good job of it,” he replied harshly. &