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“I always had a weakness for a woman with a guilty conscience.”
Оглавление“Oh!” Tess spun around. Her horse spooked and stepped sideways.
In the shadows below the cliff Adam slouched in the saddle of his black mare. His smile gleamed like the Cheshire cat’s. “What brings you over my way?”
“I’m just out for my afternoon ride,” she said casually, leaning down to pat his bloodhound. “And what are you doing up here? Lose a cow?”
“I’m looking for rustlers, trespassers—or anybody who speaks English instead of Dog. You know there’s a toll for using this trail, don’t you?”
Her heartbeat fluttered in her throat. How did Adam do this to her with just a look? “Th-there is?”
“Yep. You have to come to my cabin and let me make supper for you. And you have to say something besides ‘woof’ while I cook it.”
“I…don’t know if that’s such a…good idea.”
“Goodness never even crossed my mind,” he assured her huskily. “Still, that’s the forfeit and it’s got to be paid.”
This was crazy. At best, Adam Dubois would complicate her life, which was complicated enough already.
And at worst?
His grin was wicked. Welcoming. She wondered how he’d kiss.
