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“It’s not what you think,” she insisted andhim to stop “Just listen to me for one minute please Then if you still want to leave, I won’t stop you”

He studied her with cold eyes, his attitude hardened by her act of betrayal “I suppose you’re going to tell me that you don’t own the land”

“Technically, I don’t, but in fact I do, since I am the sole shareholder of the corporation that holds the title to it”

“Then there is nothing more you can say that I care to hear”

When he started to move by her, Tara reached out to stop him “You don’t understand,” she protested, her eyes dark with entreaty “The whole thing began as nothing et title to this land without success It becae of sorts I wanted to see if I could do it”

“Then youvery proud of yourself about now” Ty looked at her with nothing but contempt in his eyes

“How can I when it has ry” Her own expression was full of pain, but Ty was un about things the wrong way The days when the governer interested in divesting itself of property, regardless of the price that ht be offered for it”

“You didn’t see it,” Ty reminded her

“I didn’t buy it, at least not with cash I traded for it”

In spite of hied his interest “You traded?”

“It wasn’t exactly an even swap either, considering the exorbitant sum I had to pay for the other tract of land adjacent to one of the national parks But I knew there were certain officials in positions of authority anted to see it coovernet thee”

“Very clever But then you have always been clever” There was nothing in his tone of voice that made it a compliment

“But not clever enough to keep you” The look of abject regret Tara gave hih his defenses as it had done little o

“Fortunately” Ty had no pity for her

She dropped her glance “I had that co”