Hearts On Fire
“He shouldn’t have left his daughter all alone in the middle of a public event—for any reason. Bitter experience told her children were too precious a thing to take for granted.
“Perhaps, but I didn’t want to leave it to chance.” Hastily wiping unwanted moisture from her eyes, she refused to back down. “She was frightened. If you’d been with her, she wouldn’t have needed my assistance.”
The look he turned her way made her tremble. He towered over her, but he didn’t scare her. She’d faced... bigger, meaner demons and lived to tell about it. This one was only dangerous because of the pretty packaging—blue eyes, dark hair, lean muscular build, and a midday shadow hinting at an overabundance of testosterone. Coupled with the angel in his arms, he was lethal to Shannon’s well-being.
“Lady, I don’t need or want your parenting advice.” The low rumble of his voice sent shivers of awareness down her spine while his adversarial tone struck at her resolve.MoreLess
“Perhaps, but I didn’t want to leave it to chance.” Hastily wiping unwanted moisture from her eyes, she refused to back down. “She was frightened. If you’d been with her, she wouldn’t have needed my assistance.”
The look he turned her way made her tremble. He towered over her, but he didn’t scare her. She’d faced... bigger, meaner demons and lived to tell about it. This one was only dangerous because of the pretty packaging—blue eyes, dark hair, lean muscular build, and a midday shadow hinting at an overabundance of testosterone. Coupled with the angel in his arms, he was lethal to Shannon’s well-being.
“Lady, I don’t need or want your parenting advice.” The low rumble of his voice sent shivers of awareness down her spine while his adversarial tone struck at her resolve.MoreLess
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