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Оглавление“You’re free to go, Ms. Diamond, but stay away from Lauren.
“My daughter is engaged to be married this summer. The last thing she needs or wants is a career in modeling.”
Her composure slipped when he mentioned the engagement. He saw an instant of shock before she rallied, blanking her expression completely. The phone rang again as she came to her feet. “Isn’t that for her to decide, Sheriff?”
“You don’t know when to quit, do you?” But she definitely had spunk, he’d give her that.
“This isn’t the Middle Ages, you know. Women do have choices.”
He grabbed his hat, answering his assistant’s emergency call, and closed the distance between him and the woman. Flecks of blue and green shimmered in her eyes as excitement warred with apprehension. While she flinched slightly, she didn’t back up or lower her gaze.
“Go back to New York, Ms. Diamond. You’ve overstayed your welcome in Darwin Crossing. If I find you around town again, I’ll arrest you for loitering.”
“And I thought New Yorkers were cold.” She shot the words after him.
Noah sprinted for the gas station and his leaky truck. So she thought he was cold, did she? Well, cold was the one way Skylar Diamond definitely didn’t leave him.
