Sallie's POV
Todd's quiet words hit me like a boulder to the chest, making my throat tighten with emotion.
Everyone who'd ever chosen me was gone now. I'd convinced myself that nobody would ever stand by me again.
After all, if my own family—the people who'd spoiled me since I was little—could walk away, why would anyone else stick around?
Todd's fierce loyalty caught Kevin completely off guard. My steady, unshakeable stare seemed to rattle him even more.
He shot back, "Just because she pulled you out of that kidnapping mess, you're ready to bet everything on her? What if she set the whole thing up? Maybe she hired those guys herself, staged the whole rescue to make you trust her?"
Todd stared at Kevin like he'd lost his mind. "So you're telling me Sallie went through all the trouble of hiring kidnappers to grab me, then put on this whole rescue act to win me over.
"All so she could break her back working to support me?"
