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Оглавление“I didn’t come all the way to Alaska to make foot lotion for the dogs, Ben. I want to work with the dogs.”
“Paw ointment.” He spat out the words. “And it’s a very important part of the race.”
“I’m sure it is.” Her blond curls whipped around her face in the cold wind. Even in her angry, disheveled state, she still looked like a princess. “But I’m here as a sled dog handler.”
“Clementine, it’s not an easy job. You could get hurt.” And what if I can’t save you?
“At least I’ll get hurt doing something amazing.”
Ben’s stomach tied itself in a familiar knot. “You don’t know what you’re saying.”
She crossed her arms and lifted one brow.
Ben knew better than to think she’d changed her mind. Everything within him told him to keep walking. He couldn’t protect Clementine. He couldn’t even protect her silly dog. Experience had taught him that much, in the cruelest way possible.
But he was helpless to resist the strange pull he felt toward her.
