Wed to the Texas Outlaw (23 page)

‘I do not think they were intent on blood.'

‘Not...
not intent on blood
? What on earth is that then?' She indicated the hole by his head.

‘That, my dear, is ventilation,' he said lightly, but he relented as she began to splutter. ‘It was a good foot from my head, as it was meant to be. I thought them quite...interesting. I merely wanted to find out more. And you still have Mama's brooch, which, if you do not mind, I will put in a nice deep safe at my bank.'

Alicia turned away with a huff, her beauty marred by the petulant moue on her lips. She had not even been ten years old when he had left to join the army and he sometimes felt he didn't really know her. He sighed and turned his mind to the two highway robbers. It was about time the Institute recruited a woman. He would discuss it with Anderson when they met for their game of chess the following day. His lips curved in anticipation of his friend's response. Poor Anderson.

Copyright © 2016 by Ilana Treston

ISBN-13: 9781488003967

Wed to the Texas Outlaw

Copyright © 2016 by Carol Arens

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