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Оглавление“Please, Mr. Wallin? I don’t think I could be so bold as to ask a stranger. I know I can trust you.”
Nora trusted in him on the thinnest of connections. And how was he to know she wouldn’t abuse his trust? She wouldn’t be the first to disappoint him.
But she may be the first to truly understand you.
Where had that thought come from? He’d yet to find anyone who shared his views on life. His was the lone voice of reason some days at Wallin Landing. Therefore, he should evaluate this proposal on logic, not emotion.
She was offering one hundred and sixty acres he badly needed and could get no other way. He was offering protection from an overbearing brother. They didn’t have to live together.
It was all strictly platonic. They both achieved their goals with relatively little effort. What was wrong with that?
“Very well, Miss Underhill,” he said. “I’ll make the arrangements for us to wed.”
She offered him her hand. “To our bargain.”
Simon took it, felt the tremor in her fingers. She wasn’t any more sure of this marriage of convenience than he was.
Had he just agreed to something they’d both live to regret?
