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“Yes” She paused

A long, searching moment went by, and the intensity of it eddied around her Finally he shook his head “Nothing,” Ty said and let her walk away He wanted to keep her by hiht: it wasn’t fair

As Jessy walked away from the corner, Ar

ch Goodman approached as if cued by her departure No reference was ht of Jessy’s words were on him Wait and see But he was damned if he knehat all of them would eventually see

The radio sat atop the refrigerator in the kitchen, its voluh to cover the silence in the house Tara hummed thedish It was rare when she had the chance to plan the entire evening e to cook for two, but she consoled herself with a silent pro iuests at her table, people of position and influence in the furtherance of Ty’s career beyond this ranch

As she turned to carry the pâté to the refrigerator, she was startled by the sight of ahe had been there for soh her systeray hair The Hos for anyone to hear her cries, especially with the radio so loud Tara reached up quickly to turn down the volume

“How long have you been here? What do you want?” she de her apprehension with sharpness O’Rourke had always seearded hi, but she’d never been alone with him before He had appeared so suddenly, so silently, that she felt an eerie chill

“Where’s Maggie?”

A breath of relief tre for his sister “She went to Helena with Chase I don’t expect them back until Friday”

He took a step toward her, his black gaze boring intently on her There was soo by plane?”

“Yes” Tara drew back slightly, wary and trying not to show her alarm

With a sudden turn of his head, he looked up as if he could see through the ceilings and roof of The Ho strained in hi

“You’d better go,” Tara ordered No man had ever seemed beyond the reach of her ability to control hi to O’Rourke She

“Where’s Cat? Is she in school?”

“Yes Ty will be ho at his name as some sort of protection She still wasn’t sure fro room?”