Inside the room, Sean Quinn froze, utterly baffled. The reason was simple: Reaper Yates was right outside the door. He'd just been a few steps behind. This meant he would definitely see this.
How was he going to explain this to him then?
But right now, what Reaper Yates was thinking had become less important. The important thing was the girl in his arms—what was *she* thinking?
"You... what's wrong?"
he asked in a low voice, noticing her eyes were a little red. Her dark eyes were brimming with tears, as if she was about to cry.
In all the time since she'd taken the initiative to pursue him, she had never seemed this vulnerable. He'd felt something was off right after she'd sent those two Vaughn women away. Now, piecing everything together, he faintly arrived at a conclusion:
"Kiki Vaughn isn't trying to play matchmaker for you and Frank Parrish, is she..."
