Dancing in the Moonlight by RaeAnne Thayne

Author:RaeAnne Thayne [Thayne, RaeAnne]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: Romance, Erotic, Adult, Cowboy
ISBN: 9780373247578
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Amazon: 0373247575
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Goodreads: 614751
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2006-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

could feel a slow, simmering fury spark to life.

“Because of your injury?”

“Not officially.” She turned her attention to her plate,

though she was still mostly moving her food around.

“Did you break it off or did he?” Some wild need

inside him compelled him to ask.

“Do you really need to hear all the gory details?”

130

DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT

Hell, yes, if only so he could go find the bastard and

pound his smarmy face in.

“I broke it off.” Her smile seemed forced, wooden.

“I decided I would rather not spend the rest of my life

with a man who couldn’t hide his pity and revulsion

when he looked at me.”

How was he supposed to respond to that? His first

reaction was fury at any bastard who would hurt her, es-

pecially at such a vulnerable time in her life. But he also

had to wonder if she might have been exaggerating her

ex’s reactions, looking for reasons to end the relationship.

He chose his words carefully. “Are you sure it was pity

and not just concern for what you were going through?”

“Maybe. I don’t know, those first few months were

a weird time for me. But I can say without question we

were both more relieved than crushed when I gave him

back his ring.”

“Well, the man was an idiot, then. Want me to go beat

the hell out of him?”

Her laugh seemed much more natural this time, and

he thought he saw some of the darkness lift from her

eyes. “And deprive your patients of your special brand

of above-the-call-of-duty care while you’re gone? I

couldn’t do that to the good people of Pine Gulch. But

thanks for the offer—I’ll keep it in mind.”

He thought about changing the subject but he wasn’t

quite ready to leave Dr. Clay Sanders behind. “So was

your heart broken?” he asked, trying for a casual tone.

Her brow furrowed as she appeared to give the

question serious thought. “I don’t know. That’s the sad

thing, I guess. I’ve had quite a bit of time to analyze it.

RAEANNE THAYNE

131

Amazing how much time you have to think when you

can’t go anywhere. To be honest, I think I would have

ended things with him when I finished my tour, explo-

sion or not. My time in Afghanistan changed me in

some significant ways. Just like you and your lawyer, I

don’t think we were on the same page anymore.”

“Such as?”

“Well, Clay loved the wealth and privilege from being

a successful doctor, unlike certain people at this table.”

“I’ve got to tell you, I’m disliking the guy more and

more with every word.”

“No, he wasn’t a jerk. I wouldn’t have agreed to

marry him in the first place if he had been. Maybe I

missed the signs that he was a little superficial. He just

grew up in a large, poor family where there was never

enough to go around and he liked having money and

being able to spend it on himself. But after serving in

Afghanistan and seeing the conditions there, I had a

hard time imagining a life devoted to caring about which

country club to join and how to improve my tennis

swing. That wasn’t what I wanted anymore.”

“What do you want now?” The question exposed his

raw heart but he doubted she even noticed.

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