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He’d taken those keys back after he’d seemed to understand. Those keys had felt like a symbol. A symbol that he was a safe person to be vulnerable with.
But he’d taken them back.
She felt tears stinging her eyes.
She was vaguely aware that she was overreacting. Of course, he would be back. It wasn't like she was going to be here for days and days with no way to leave or contact anyone.
But just like the keys had touched her heart last night, now the idea that he'd left her with only a simple note, no explanation, and not bothering to wake her and talk to her about it, stung. She’d known she shouldn’t let herself get attached to a guy she had no future with but she’d let herself open up to him. And now she was reminded why that was a bad idea. She should probably be grateful for that.
She looked around. She literally had nothing here except for a towel and her vibrator. Her phone wasn't even here.
She stomped into the bedroom, grabbed her towel, then realized that it was Theo’s, and tossed it back down on the chair. She grabbed her vibrator from the bedside table—another way he’d made her vulnerable, and there was no way he was keepingthat.
Then she stomped out of the cabin, down the steps, across the road, and back into her cabin. She went straight for her phone.
Dammit, it was hot in here. The power outage had cut the AC, and the air in the cabin felt downright oppressive. Her phone was down to only one bar because it hadn't been charging overnight. Seeing that also made her heart race.
Shecouldleave today. She’d fulfilled the agreement of staying overnight. But she had to be able to fucking call someone to come get her sincethe truck was gone.
Savannah forced herself to breathe evenly as she called Becca and listened to it ring. She didn’t even know what time it was. It didn’t matter. She could not stay here.
Becca answered right away. “Savannah? What’s up?”
“Hey, can you and Beau come and get me? Right now?”
“Of course. Where are you?”
Savannah took a deep breath. See, Becca didn’t even know where she was, and she was willing to come immediately.
“Down at that damned cabin. The one that Theo made me stay in.”
“Oh, isn't he bringing you back?”
“He’s not here. I don't know where he is or when he’s coming back. And I have to get out of here.”
“Okay. Are you all right?”
“There's no power in the cabin. There's no electricity, the AC isn't running.” That seemed like a great excuse.
“Oh crap,” Becca said sympathetically. “Yeah, we’ll be right there. It'll take a little bit.”
Savannah knew that. Not only would they have to get down to the bayou where they could grab a boat, but then they’d have to drive all the way down here. But knowing they were coming was enough. “That's fine. Just get here as soon as you can.”
“Of course. We’re on our way,” Becca said, her voice softening.
Becca knew about Savannah's issues. She was the one friend that knew what actually went on with Savannah’s family. “Thank you.”
“See you soon.”
eleven
The call had taken much longerthan he’d expected. He wasn’t supposed to be on call today at all, but sometimes the department needed extra hands. And when it came to a local man, who was now not only illegally trapping but stealing from other people’s illegal traps, the whole situation could have easily gotten out of hand.
Theo had been called in when his fellow agents had finally felt that they had enough information to go after all of the trappers.
But there was a two-hour surveillance period, an ATV chase that went on for ten miles, four arrests, and a crap-ton of paperwork between the time he left his cabin and when he climbed back up the porch steps.
The moment he opened his door, he knew something was wrong.
