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Оглавление“You can’t blame us if we took matters into our own hands, Mr. Ramsey,” Sumner replied.
“We’re using first names, remember?”
“Mr. Ramsey—”
“Jonah.”
“Jonah, I—” Sumner paused, then found herself unable to continue. As the light of the lantern coated his features, she became aware of deep lines of weariness fanning out from his eyes and bracketing his mouth.
Perhaps it was a trick of the light, the silence of the dark Utah night or merely the fact that Jonah appeared as ill at ease in reporting the message as she did receiving it. But suddenly, she didn’t want to argue.
“You look exhausted, Jonah.”
Her comment clearly surprised him. “It’s been a long few days.”
“And I’ve managed to complicate them even further.”
In the lamplight his eyes were darker, warmer. Almost...kind. And even though she tended to bristle in his presence, tonight she couldn’t summon the energy or the animosity. Instead, a strange heat invaded her chest. She became intimately aware of the stillness of the night and the fact that the two of them were alone.
Completely and totally alone.
