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Her shoulders stiffened at his compliment and some unknown emotion flashed in her eyes.

“I—I do?”

“Yes.”

“I…” She lifted her chin. “Thank you.”

Her uncertain manner was replaced by a quiet dignity.

For a moment the foundation of everything Shane thought rocked under him. He was a healer, called by God to treat the sick, a man others turned to in times of need. He did not rely on anyone.

No human, at any rate. Only the divine.

Then again, he’d never met a woman who made him want to admit he might be weary of standing helplessly by as his patients struggled with illnesses that far too often resulted in death.

For the first time in his life, a woman—a fancy, overdressed, far-too-beautiful stranger—made Shane want to share a few of his burdens with another person.

“Miss O’Toole, what I ask is highly respectable,” Shane continued. “Would you consider working as my assistant?”