A Hero's Heart
“A cook breeze grazed his cheeks, and he knew it wouldn’t be the only cool reception he’d receive.
This morning, the sight of Rachel’s hair sprawling across his naked chest, the feel of his buttocks snug against his groin, had sent him fleeing from the wagon. He had deliberately stayed away all day, trying to sort out his feelings for Rachel.
His thoughts had swirled like a whirlwind, never reaching an end, always coming back to the face he loved. But the facts didn’t change. He was a ga...mbler who had a brother to find, and she was a lady.
A sigh escaped him, and he clenched his fists, knowing she was going to hate him for making love to her and never proposing marriage, hate him for walking away when all he wanted to do was stay.
All day, he’d tried to drive the lust from his body by pushing himself to the extreme, though all he’d wanted to do was crawl back into Rachel’s bed.
Toby came bounding toward him, grabbing Sadie’s reins.MoreLess
This morning, the sight of Rachel’s hair sprawling across his naked chest, the feel of his buttocks snug against his groin, had sent him fleeing from the wagon. He had deliberately stayed away all day, trying to sort out his feelings for Rachel.
His thoughts had swirled like a whirlwind, never reaching an end, always coming back to the face he loved. But the facts didn’t change. He was a ga...mbler who had a brother to find, and she was a lady.
A sigh escaped him, and he clenched his fists, knowing she was going to hate him for making love to her and never proposing marriage, hate him for walking away when all he wanted to do was stay.
All day, he’d tried to drive the lust from his body by pushing himself to the extreme, though all he’d wanted to do was crawl back into Rachel’s bed.
Toby came bounding toward him, grabbing Sadie’s reins.MoreLess
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