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“You’re here to help?” Jericho echoed.
Оглавление“Of course. I am Madison O’Donnell. The Smoke River Bank hired me to help catch the gang robbing their gold shipments.”
Jericho stared at her.
“I believe you were expecting me?”
He snapped his jaw shut. The last thing he’d expected was this frilly-looking female with her ridiculous hat. In her green-striped dress, and twirling her parasol like that, she made him think of a dish of cool mint ice cream.
“Whatever is the matter, Sheriff? You have gone quite pale. Are you ill?”
He jerked at the question. Not ill—just gutshot. “Uh, yeah. I mean, no, I’m not ill. Just…surprised.”
She lowered her voice. “Most clients are surprised when they meet me. It will pass.”
Hell, no, it won’t.
