Whatever she might have said was drowned out when the door to her cabin swung open and slammed against the wall. She and Petey sprang apart at once, but it was too late. Gideon was staring at them with thunder on his face.
“You and I had a bargain, Hargraves. And it appears you aren’t keeping your end of it.”
Though the blood drained from Petey’s face, he pulled himself up straight. “It wouldn’t have been right to leave without sayin’ goodbye. An honorable man wouldn’t have done it.”
“An honorable man wouldn’t have sold her out for gold, either. Did you tell her that? Did you tell her you were more than happy to take wealth over her?”
When Petey merely shrugged, the look on Gideon’s face made Sara’s heart skip more than one beat.

Autor: Sabrina Jeffries