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In all honesty, I wanted to see if Hannah had mentioned my offer to teach Reese to ride this weekend.

I’d been completely unsuccessful in my quest to figure out who Reese Martin was and what she was really doing here in Crystal Fork.

I was hopeful that I could get more information out of her in a more relaxed setting.

What twenty-eight-year-old single woman moved to a town as small and isolated as Crystal Fork?

She was a beautiful, auburn-haired female with gorgeous, emerald-green eyes. Yet she was supposedly unattached?

There weren’t many guys who wouldn’t take a second and third look at Reese.

I’d probably find her attractive myself if I’d seen her walking down the street somewhere and if she wasn’t a complete pain in my ass.

I grudgingly admitted that she also seemed intelligent and had a decent sense of humor when I wasn’t throwing questions at her.

Strangely, it wasn’t just facts that made me think something wasn’t right with Reese.

For some reason, my gut had told me that since the beginning, and I’d never been able to shake those instincts.

I’d learned to listen to my intuition over the years in business. It had saved my ass a number of times.

And I couldn’t ignore it when it came to Reese.

My gut was screaming at me that she wasn’t being honest, and I was extremely fond of my sister-in-law.

On paper, the woman looked perfect.

She had a business degree and had never had any trouble with the law.

Not even a damn speeding or parking ticket.

Tanner thought I was being paranoid because he was really fond of Reese, and Hannah adored her.

However, I wasn’t buying the image that was reflected in the bio I’d put together from her resume and public records.

Her body language and her adamant refusal to talk about herself told me everything I needed to know.

I was sure she got annoyed by all of my questions, but I didn’t think that was why she avoided them.

It was something else that made her hesitant, and there was a glint of fear in those gorgeous green eyes of hers at times.

Reese Martin was a mystery I was determined to solve, and that determination was becoming an obsession.

She didn’t have a criminal history, but whatever was up with Reese, I wanted to know exactly what she was hiding.

She was getting close to the people I cared about. Even my mother adored her, and I didn’t want to see anyone hurt if this woman had secrets.

I might not always show it, but my family was everything to me.

When I entered Hannah’s office, Reese was in the reception area.

She had her jacket on and was straightening up her desk like she was ready to leave.

The fact that she looked at me like she was definitely unhappy to see me was a hit to my ego, but I blew that off.

Reese always looked at me like I was a nasty bug that needed to be removed from the office immediately.

“I’m closing,” she said flatly as she put a file away. “Hannah’s not here. She went home a few minutes ago.”