Liam froze, surprised.

Alex smirked. “I know Jack. He’s thorough. I’m betting he sent the full set of pictures.”

Liam grimaced but nodded. “Yeah. But that’s not the point. Why was she even with him?”

Alex sat back, fingers drumming the table. “You ever think maybe she didn’t mean for that to happen? Maybe she didn’t know what Tyler was up to until it was too late.”

Liam hesitated. Carla’s shocked face at the house replayed in his mind—her panic, her immediate need to explain.

“She’s been through hell for you,” Alex added. “And let’s be honest, you know she’s crazy about you. I don’t think she even sees another...