She looked at him with her lips in a grim line. She seemed to be wrestling with some thought that stirred behind her flashing eyes. All in one heartbeat Hunter was both desperate for her to be happy, and for her to hate him and throw him out.
Far safer for her to hate me. Far safer to leave now. I have vows to fulfill, and being here is not part of…
Far safer for her to hate me. Far safer to leave now. I have vows to fulfill, and being here is not part of…She smiled.
“I am happy,” she said. “I guess I could be a little happier if Paul were here right now, but I can wait another day. But you’re here now, and I did promise to feed you. Come on.”
She led him through a dogtrot to the kitchen and parked him on a stool in the corner, then whisked an apron around her skirt. He noticed the ski
