No one spoke as they put away the saddles. How was she supposed to explain herself and the reason she’d decided to leave? Her chest tightened and her fingers curled into tight fists at her side. She stared, willing him to look at her. Love filled her heart until she thought the organ would burst.
Finally, his pale blue eyes met hers. The anger and hurt in their depths was overwhelming. She pressed a hand against her stomach as her own eyes filled with tears. What was she going to say? Explaining what she’d carried with her, in her heart, her entire life seemed an impossible feat. Never had she found someone who understood her driving need to find her long-lost brother.
Especially since she was a woman, and women didn’t do such things. At an early age, she’d become something of an enigma
