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“What else has slipped your mind?” He wasn’t amused In fact, he was close to furious

It wasn’t her intention to , Benteen Nothing else” Then she pulled herself together and smiled at him “Will you be here tomorrohen she comes? I’d like you to meet her”

His gaze studied her, then swung to the rider leaving the ranch “I’ll be here when she arrives tomorrow”

It suddenly dawned on Lorna that Bull Giles would probably escort Lady Crawford to the ranch He was the reason Benteen was going to be here He wasn’t interested in reed just to please her

“You think Mr Giles is co tomorrow,” Lorna murmured to let him know she are of his reason

The look he turned on her was cool “Don’t you?”

“I am married to you, Benteen,” she declared with quiet force

“Then I want to e in his hard expression

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A tall wooden structure towered above the unbroken tediue seat and leaned forward slightly to study it Its proportions were grand, but anything less would have been dwarfed by the vastness of this e do

reaches of this wild country

“Is that where we’re going?” she called to Bull Giles to confirm the certainty that already burned in her heart

“Yes, htly in the driver’s seat to answer

“Did you say Triple C?” Elaine questioned sharply

“Yes, ma’am That’s the brand Calder uses The Triple C”