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Vale wanted to marry her?

What rabbit hole had she fallen into and bumped her head? Then the obvious reason for his pursuit hit her

Why hadn’t she realized? She should have already told hi

“I’ resulted from our weekend”

Surprise filled his eyes “I didn’t think you were, Faith, but we can rectify that if you’d like to be”

This ti?

“Quit saying things like that!” Didn’t he realize that his words were like a searing iron to her heart? Words that a deeply buried part of her wanted to believe yet couldn’t

“Why?”

“Because you don’t mean them”

His face clouded “You don’t think I’d strip you naked and ht now, on the table behind you in the hope of nant?”

Had soed him? Or maybe he’d fallen into a rabbit hole and hit his head Because, one way or another, one of them was out of their head

“I’ve repeatedly told you I’ive me? To trust me?”

“Yes!”

“Why?”

“Because if I forgive you, if I trust you, then I have no reason to stay away from you” Her eyes widened and her hand popped over her mouth simultaneously at her admission