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Оглавление“What do you believe in, then, Mr Dumont? Or are you just as you seem—a shiftless drifter?” Irritation coloured her face.
He appreciated her passion. With her face flushed and her eyes flashing midnight fire, he appreciated it a whole lot. But the subject was getting more serious than he cared for, reminding him he had a mission to accomplish. Beautiful señorita or not, he couldn’t forget that.
“I resent being called a drifter on such short acquaintance,” he said. “You know nothing about my plans.”
“Plans?” She shrugged. “I too have those. But what is it you believe in?”
Jake stood, and moved his gaze to Juan, Diego, and then back to rest on hers.
“Señorita—I believe in staying alive. Other than that? Not a damn thing.”
She rose to her feet, her eyes shooting daggers.
“Then you have no soul, Señor Dumont.”
His brother had said as much the day he took off. Jake met her angry gaze with a sardonic smile. “I know.”
