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Оглавление“Do you like it?” Scott asked.
In an instant, Rena was on her knees beside the cradle, running her hand along the curves of the wood. “Like it? It’s perfect.”
He laughed. “It’s hardly perfect. It’s not even finished. Be careful not to get a splinter.” He pulled her hand away from the rough wood.
She looked up at him. “Will you put it in my room when you finish?” The hope in her eyes was all the thanks he could ever want for his labor.
“Of course.” He realized he still held her hand. “The hard part is over. Only the fine work is left to do.”
The cradle gave tangible evidence of the impending arrival of the baby...another man’s baby. Scott had built his home with every intention of marrying and raising a family to carry his name and tend his land for centuries to come. Louise’s betrayal had killed that dream.
Tonight, he would bury it in the sawdust at his feet, while he sanded off the rough edges of a cradle he’d built for the child of another man.
