B.J. Daniels - Intimate Secrets

“Ivy woke and was frightened,” Mildred said. “We came down to look for you—”

Clay stepped from the doorway and Josie rushed past him to take Ivy in her arms.

“Ma-ma,” Ivy said, and snuggled against her.

Josie heard Clay’s quick intake of breath as he came out of the tack room. She cradled her daughter to her, bracing herself as she turned and let her gaze rise to his.

He stared at her, then Ivy, his dark eyes wide with shock for the second time tonight. “I knew it,” he whispered. “I damn well knew it.”

“I understand you’ve already met my daughter Ivy,” Josie said, bracing herself for the inevitable.

He dragged his gaze from Ivy’s face to her own. His expression darkened, like a storm rolling in.

“I always wondered why you left Texas in such a hurry,” he said, his words striking her like stones. “I guess I know now. At least one of the reasons. Did Odell know he had a daughter? Or is that just another of your well-kept secrets?”

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