HER SECRET 12

She drew back.

‘You really are trying to make this place work, aren’t you? You’re still the most beautiful woman I know,’ he said, his eyes sweeping over her. ‘And you’ve always been strong. You just never knew it because your old man was stronger.’

She laughed lightly. ‘I could just imagine what he’d do if he heard himself being referred to as my “old man”.’

Matt shrugged. ‘Even if he was the devil himself, you probably miss him.’

‘I do. I’ve missed you sometimes too.’ She was lying again. She’d missed him all the time. She shifted her eyes down to the floor.

Matt eyed her uneasily, then swung his glance around the room. ‘So is this a doll house or what?’

‘It used to be servants’ quarters.’

‘It’ll do. I’ll keep the door locked so you can’t break in again.’

‘Matt, what changed your mind about staying?’ ‘Will.’

Sierra recoiled as though she’d been stabbed in the heart. She’d feared hearing that. Will favored her more than he did his father, but if Matt spent too much time around him, h