C16 CHAPTER SIXTEEN

She couldn’t understand how he could say that. This man had lost his parents to a car crash, had lost his wife to cancer, and was now faced with losing the land he loved. Her heart hurt for him. “Let me get this straight—we just trust.”

He nodded. “Isn’t that why you wanted to come back with me? George said you said you trusted me.”

His words sent warmth flooding through her