Rhett had expected excuses, perhaps another desperate attempt to deny everything. He hadn't expected Tucker to admit it so plainly.
The anger remained, but something else stirred beneath it. Rhett understood the instinct to protect oneself when danger came too close. He had spent weeks drowning in guilt over what he had done to Sage, hiding from the truth because facing it meant acknowledging that he had failed the woman he loved.
Understanding Tucker's fear didn't excuse his betrayal.
It did, however, make Rhett reluctant to decide the man's fate before he had heard everything.
"You're going to tell my father the same thing you told me," Rhett said. "Every detail, every name, and every f*****g message Vivienne sent you. If you've kept anything else from us, this is your last chance to
