When morning came, Clara awoke to see Ethan sitting beside her bed. His voice was softer than she’d ever heard it.
“I thought I’d lost you,” he said.
He laughed — a deep, unguarded laugh — and in that moment, something between them changed.
A few days later, Ethan rode into town and found Travis. Slamming a bag of coins onto the table, he said, “We’re even. Every cent, paid with the work of a woman braver than you’ll ever be. If you come near my ranch again, you’ll regret it.”
Travis backed away, knowing better than to argue.
A Home for Two
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