"According to her. You haven't seen this note. You haven't seen this truck. All you have is Vanessa's word. And her word doesn't mean shit." Dane leaned forward. "Ridge. Listen to me. You meet her tomorrow, you're walking into a trap. I don't know what kind. But I know that's what this is." "You're being paranoid." "And you're being stupid." I stopped. Looked at him. "What did you just say?" "You heard me. You're being stupid. Vanessa calls out of nowhere with some story and you're actually considering meeting her. That's not you." "She sounded scared." "She's an actress. She's been playing games with you for years. This is just another one." I stood up. Walked to the other end of the bar. "So what do I do? Just ignore her?" "Yeah. That's exactly what you do. Block her number. Let

