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A figure emerged from the shadows. A man.

He wore jeans and boots and a black cowboy hat pulled low over his brow.

Even so, she instantly recognized him, and her broken heart beat like it was brand-new.

Sam! He was back. After nine years.

Why? And what was he doing at the Gold Nugget?

“Annie?” He started down the stairs, the confused expression on his face changing to one of recognition. “It’s you!”

Suddenly nervous, she retreated. If he hadn’t seen her, she’d have run.

No, that was a stupid reaction. She wasn’t young and vulnerable anymore. She was thirty-four. The mother of a three-year-old child. Grown. Confident. Strong.

And yet, the door beckoned. He’d always had that effect on her, been able to strip away her defenses.

A rush of irritation, more at herself than him, galvanized her. “What are you doing here?”