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Summary
David Melmont takes Cornelia Locke with him to a new life across the sea, a life that she determines isn’t much of a life after all.
At least, until she meets a man who changes everything.
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“Lady. What you’re trying to do. It ain’t my business.” The Native gestures to the area, to the construction set up for drilling water. “But I can tell you one thing. This isn’t the place.”Cornelia angrily fiddles with the rope in her hands, because she can’t quite get the noose right. “I’m trying to make a statement!”
The man is silent for a moment, watching her fail to swing the rope over one of the wooden beams. His serious, liquid dark eyes seem to judge her for a fool and it almost makes Cornelia feel childish. He gazes around the space in a very collected manner before settling his intense gaze upon her flushed face. He speaks slowly, as if tasting every word. "Whoever he is, he's not here. He's not watching you. I am."
Series
- Part 1 of Tragic Tales of the Old West