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“You’re very quiet tonight,” Tara accused as they swayed with theon the crowded dance floor

“What?” Ty looked down at her blankly, then realized what she’d said “Sorry, I guess s”

“It’s not very flattering to be dancing with your wife and looking like you’re a thousand miles away,” she chided him without too much concern “Did you see who is here?”

“You mean Jessy?” With so many newconized

“Jessy Niles? Is she here?” Tara stiffened, looking quickly around the dance floor before locating the girl, dancing with a sandy-haired cowboy “Theycouple, don’t they?” She didn’t wait for a response “I wasn’t referring to her Iover there by the back door”

A single crease rent his brow as Ty looked at Culley O’Rourke leaning against the wall by the back door, aress His face was half hidden by the shadows cast by the light above the pool table, but that shock of gray hair was highlighted

“I certainly never expected to see hied indifferently “But I guess the wolves have to come out of the hills sometimes”

The song ended They wereto leave the s as Ty guided Tara through an opening

He heard a male voice say, “Come on, honey Let’s you and I dance this one”

It was his sister who said a sharp “No!”

The stubborn and willful tone of her voice struck a warning, and Ty swung around In a te a scene A husky blond had hold of her hand and was trying to persuade her to go onto the dance floor with hi to appear manly and forceful

“I don’t want to dance with you!” Cat storhed Ty saw trouble co, but he was too far away “Repp!” There was an iht in shining armor to rescue her

“What is it, Ty?” Tara was at his arh the crowd to his sister

“Just stay here” He lifted her hand from his arm

By then, Repp Taylor was already on the scene The crowd backed up, giving the pair rooh He never heard as said, but a fist ung and Cat screamed