Sundancer (Cheyenne Series)
“She felt profound relief as she crumpled one of his typically terse notes, announcing that he was attending another in the endless series of meetings. Then she sat down to compose her final message to him. Her first impulse was to pour out all the heart-searing pain, the bitter betrayal she felt, but her pride quickly asserted itself. Damn him! She would not give him the satisfaction. Her message was brief and pointed, as emotionless as she could make it.
Once she had finished it, she threw a few changes of clothing in a valise. Her life as Alexa Cain was over. She wanted none of the elegant finery or jewels that Cain and Jubal had bought her. The amethyst necklace and combs were so lovely they almost made her weaken—until she remembered they were a wedding gift from the man who had used her to obtain his position as operations chief. All she had ever meant to Damon Powell was a means to an end. Roxanna walked out of the hotel and hailed a hackney.
* * * * Cain left th...e Union Pacific bigwigs bickering endlessly, fueled by port and cigars.MoreLess
Once she had finished it, she threw a few changes of clothing in a valise. Her life as Alexa Cain was over. She wanted none of the elegant finery or jewels that Cain and Jubal had bought her. The amethyst necklace and combs were so lovely they almost made her weaken—until she remembered they were a wedding gift from the man who had used her to obtain his position as operations chief. All she had ever meant to Damon Powell was a means to an end. Roxanna walked out of the hotel and hailed a hackney.
* * * * Cain left th...e Union Pacific bigwigs bickering endlessly, fueled by port and cigars.MoreLess
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