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Mei’s jaw dropped. “You think I got whatever I wanted, on some silver platter? Or that my life here was happy?”

Jack hadn’t meant to insult her, but from the mixture of hurt and defensiveness in her eyes, apparently he had. “Sorry.”

She shifted uncomfortably. “Me, too. Coming back here has made me … oversensitive, or something,” she added.

She headed out the door, and without another word, she strode down the hallway with her heels clicking against the floor in a rapid staccato beat.

He watched her go. Five more sessions in her classroom meant five more opportunities to see if he could get past Mei Clayton’s prickly defenses. Did she have a warm heart hidden behind all of that armor?

Rocky Mountain Heirs: When the greatest fortune of all is love. The Nanny’s Homecoming—Linda Goodnight July 2011 The Sheriff’s Runaway Bride—Arlene James August 2011 The Doctor’s Family—Lenora Worth September 2011 The Cowboy’s Lady—Carolyne Aarsen October 2011 The Loner’s Thanksgiving Wish—Roxanne Rustand November 2011 The Prodigal’s Christmas Reunion—Kathryn Springer December 2011