Chapter 165

• Ava’s POV
• Samuel’s forced smile was back in place, but his eyes were full of questions. He directed them at me, pointedly ignoring the man standing beside me. "So, is he... staying for good? Here in Templeton?"
• Before I could form a polite, non-committal answer, Fabio spoke, his voice flat and cold. "I live where my wife lives," he said, looking at Samuel as if he were something unpleasant on the bottom of his shoe. "The town is fine. Aside from the occasional pest."