She took a deep breath, willing her racing heart to slow. Her cheeks heated from guilt at being caught in his cabin, a feeling as annoying as it was unwarranted. “Just checking I hadn’t forgotten anything.” She glanced around one more time, making sure she had collected all her things when she’d vacated the cabin. Tears had blurred her vision while she packed.
“Should we find anything you missed, I’ll forward it. Zach has your direction.”
How formal and polite they were being. Harriet wanted to scream.
He stepped fully into the cabin, his presence taking up all the space so that she had trouble finding enough air to inhale. Sunlight coming through the window burnished his black hair, glinted on his gold earring. Her cheeks heated anew, recalling what she’d done with that earring and her
