Ezra Kristen figured it out on her own. And she didn’t run away. At least not yet, anyway. But that little worm of anxiety had burrowed its way into my heart. She’d been caught up in passion and desire last night, but what about now? What about later? I knew she was already thinking long and hard about everything. A part of me wished I could read her thoughts, but another part was too scared to know what her real feelings were. Not gonna lie, I called Avalon Starr to come early, just to provide Kristen with what I hoped was a positive distraction. She could pour her energy into her business, and hopefully she would have less time to ruminate on the complications of our relationship. And there was still so much she didn’t know, I thought, as I climbed out of the SUV. Spirko had drive

