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Chapter 49

"You've been quiet the whole drive. I can hear your wheels spinning over there."

Paisley didn't look at Ty as they made the final turn onto his road. He'd stayed silent since they left Nashville, leaving her to her thoughts. They hadn't been good ones. Exhausted and emotional, she was still processing the fact that her sense of safety had been utterly shattered. Thanks to Ty, her house had been secured, but even when all this was over - whenever that might be - she didn't know if she'd ever be able to really live in her little bungalow again. How did she overcome that sense it would never actually be safe?

"I don't know what to say. I don't even know what exactly it is you're going to do, when there's no real evidence and apparently Joel thinks I'm making all this latest stuff up." And damn, that stung. She'd thought they were some manner of friends.

"Heard him, huh?"

"And I heard you defending me. I appreciate that."