Never in his life had he met anyone who had kept him guessing as much as this woman already had. Yet his heart was beating harder than usual every time he looked at her.
Rachel Foster couldn’t move. She could hardly breathe.
Her stepfather’s anger was a sight to behold. He knew she was fleeing.
This all would have been bad enough, but the presence of the stranger made it so much worse.
He really was handsome. Rachel had noticed that about him right away, even as she had tried to push past him and run from the house.He was impossible to ignore, with his bright blue eyes that seemed to pierce her soul.It was as if he was assessing her. Studying her.Trying to uncover every secret she carried.
She didn’t like it.
And the last thing she expected was for this stranger—this devastatingly handsome man who couldn’t seem to stop looking at her—to step in front of her as if shielding her from danger and offer her a job at his ranch.
A chance to escape.
For one dizzying moment, Rachel wondered if God had finally answered her prayers or if this was simply another storm waiting to break over her head.
