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Sage advice, he conceded, but none of the tension in his shoulders loosened Nor did he expect it to, until Mac Willet was behind bars and Sky could get on with her life

He left Caleb and returned to the inn Sky stood at the wall of s, staring out at the wedding taking place on the event lawn

She glanced over her shoulder as he approached, his boot heels on the hardwood floor alerting her of his presence

“How you feeling, darlin’?,” he asked as he slipped his arms around her waist and held her with his chest pressed to her back

“I know I should never doubt Reese’s devotion to me for a moment”

“But you still haven’t told her?”

“Weddingfor it to die down around here before I spring this on her”

“Don’t stall,” he said in a quiet voice “You know she’ll be there for you through thick and thin”

“I know”

“She loves you”

Sky nodded In the reflection in the glass panes, he saw a few tears tuood friends I can’t i men”

His gut twisted, but he ht?”

“You already know the answer to that, cowboy”

Chapter Ten

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