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Оглавление“It wasn’t my idea to call you. We don’t want you here.”
The shock of seeing Miriam Kauffman standing in front of him took Sheriff Nick Bradley aback, but he quickly hid his surprise. It had been eight years since he’d laid eyes on her. A lifetime ago.
“Good morning to you, too, Miriam.”
She pressed her lips together in a tight, tense line. After all this time, she still wasn’t any better at hiding her opinion of him. She looked ready to spit nails. Proof, if he needed it, that she hadn’t forgiven him.
“This is why we called you.” Amber gestured toward the basket.
“You called me here to see a new baby? Congratulations to whomever.”
“Exactly,” Miriam said.
“What am I missing?”
“It’s more about what we are missing.”
“And that is?” Nick demanded.
“A mother to go along with this baby.”
