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Was Charlotte wondering about him?

Isaiah couldn’t help but notice how her expression changed. She’d been angry when he’d approached the paddock, but not now. She was caring. Lovely. Beautiful.

When he reached a hand to her cheek, she almost leaned into it. But not quite.

Instead she took a firm step back. “Don’t mess with my head, cowboy.”

He lifted one eyebrow.

“And don’t do your strong, silent cowboy nonsense on me, either. I’m here to do a job, and I’ve already managed to tuck myself into a very Hatfield-and-McCoy-style land feud and into your family scandal, and I’ve created a chasm between me and the old-guard veterinarian. I don’t need casual flirting to muddy the already churning waters.”

“No one mentioned the word casual.”

She shot him a skeptical look as she came around the front of the horse.

“And for the record?” He paused just ahead of her, blocking her way. “I don’t do anything casual. Ever.”