Landon’s gut churned and his flayed pride smarted at Keelan’s words. A rutting dog?
A rutting dog?He’d bared his soul! He’d told her about the sacrifice he’d made by sending his ship ahead to Harbour Town instead of Philadelphia. Up north, he would have delivered the rice and indigo for a delicious profit. Harbour Town had no need for such cargo. They had their own rice plantations and indigo mills.
He’d even told her he desired only her, not Annette. She didn’t believe him.
toldbelieveHow could she not believe him? He’d never lied to her before, had he? Snatching his shirt from his chair, he clenched his teeth together to prevent any ill-timed words from falling out of the mouth that still ached to kiss her again. Her kiss had been tender and full of longing. He could sense it. The hea
