Jaxen POV
Scarlett looked at me with genuine surprise in her eyes.
I pulled over to the side of the road, took her hand, and drew her closer.
I wasn’t about to miss a single expression on her face.
The butler had seemed to deliberately bring up Regina’s arrangements in front of me.
I’d kept my temper in check, but that didn’t mean I wasn’t bothered.
I’d already suspected something was going on when I was in the hospital.
Regina hadn’t taken Scarlett abroad simply to enjoy herself.
She’d been creating opportunities for Scarlett to meet Ryan Parker while I was out of the picture.
“Don’t you think you owe me an explanation?”
Scarlett leaned lazily against me as I pulled her closer.
Her faint, sweet ginkgo-leaf scent filled my senses.
I tightened my grip on her hand, but when
