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She needed to get away.

But no sooner had she stood when her daughters left her side and went straight to the man she wanted to avoid.

When she caught up to them, the girls were chatting away with Noah and his mother.

“Millie, Margaret, don’t be pests,” Shauntelle said.

“She invited us over,” Millie told Shauntelle, as she pointed at Noah’s mother. “Can we go ride the horses?”

“I don’t think so.” She gave her daughter a gentle tug, but Millie pulled away, throwing Shauntelle off balance. As she began to fall, a strong arm snaked around her waist.

Noah held her closer than she liked, creating a curious mix of discomfort and assurance. “Are you okay?”

“I— Yes. Thank you.” She looked up at him, ready to pull away. But then their eyes met and in their depths she saw an indefinable emotion. Regret? Sorrow?

She found herself unable to look anywhere but at him. Her heart rolled over in her chest as the warmth of his arm registered. Even as one thought echoed in her brain.

This man is responsible for your brother’s death.