Hero of Her Heart by Dayna Quince

Author:Dayna Quince
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dayna Quince

Thorn gathered his coat and smothered the fire. He knew Pruitt had a lecture just bursting to get out of him.

“What the devil was going on back there?” Pruitt growled as they strode back to the house.

“Not what you think,” Thorn said.

“How long have these rendezvous been happening.”

“What business is it of yours?”

“That’s precisely it, Thorn. It is our business. I have a stake in this venture.”

“Just as you suspected, Charlotte needs help. She’s been manipulated into a marriage with Chadwick. I’m trying to help her develop her inner strength so that she can leave him and claim her own life.”

Pruitt scoffed. “You were doing a fine job of that when I passed by the window. Your skills never cease to amaze me.”

Thorn could feel heat climbing his neck. “I never took you for a voyeur.”

“I came here to warn you. I knew you were up to something. You’ll be damned lucky if Shelding doesn’t suspect something.”

“Why would he? I’ve only met Charlotte once in his presence. We barely spoke. Why would he ever suspect we’ve been meeting? Only you know—only you can suspect because you’ve seen Charlotte and I together as ourselves.”

“What do you mean?”

“The single time we met at the house, we pretended not to know each other. But you know differently.”

“Yes, and I knew you wouldn’t be able to resist her.”

“Resist her?”

“I’ve never seen a fool fall harder for a woman than you.”

Thorn stopped and turned to Pruitt. “I’m trying to help her.”

“Yes. With your tongue.”

Thorn put his hands on his hips. “That’s beside the point. Yes, we have a strong attraction to each other, but I’ve been seeing her twice a day almost every day for a month, and this was the first time that attraction got the best of us.”

Pruitt looked skeptical.

“This is not something I would lie about. We both know the risks.”

“You are flaunting those same risks. What will you do at dinner tonight? Pretend you don’t know her again? She is young, and I have a feeling she’s put a lot of her heart and hope on you. You think she could manage a cool response from you?”

“She has to. She knows that.”

“I hope you both are as good at acting as you wish to be.” Pruitt began walking again. “Because from what I saw, she was ready to—”

“Stop talking.” Thorn marched past him. “Don’t say another word.”

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