As he studied her hardened expression, Barlow ventured, “Brian once rescued two girls from human traffickers. He was bitten by a dog, which gave him a lifelong fear of dogs. Were you one of those girls?”

Impressed by his deductive powers, Rosalynn remained silent, leaving the question hanging in the air.

Barlow’s grin broadened. “Did you marry him out of gratitude for his rescue? And he didn’t appreciate it?”

Rosalynn found herself at a loss for words.

“Enough!” she snapped.

Why was this man, as good-looking as he was, such a chatterbox?

smile only widened

you should be nicer to me! I

shot him a sidelong glance, retorting, “Feel free to

exclaimed, feigning fright. His antics earned him another eye roll

waiter began ushering the guests to the

banquet was

on Harlan, who seemed to

deception, she knew he wasn’t a bad person. He

yourself for

mischievous glint in his eye, Barlow sauntered to

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