Twenty-Eight
As dusk fell, the half-breed construction crew trudged into the dining hall for their evening meal. Hannah felt sorry for Hanson when she observed him rubbing at the small of his back.
He spotted her and bounded forward. ‘Did you miss me? You’ve been hanging out here all day waiting for me to return, right?’
Her sympathy for him vanished at his cocky attitude. ‘I have far better things to do than wait around for you.’
‘Let me guess, you’ve spent the entire day cleaning up after the wardens, and day dreaming about me of course.’
‘You’re unbelievable.’
‘I know,’ he smirked. ‘And to show you there’s no hard feelings on my part for the way you’ve been treating me, I’m willing to let you grab my dinner for me. There’s a good girl.’ He gave her a cheeky wink.
‘The… you…’ Hann
