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| Chapter Nineteen |

| The sight of at least a dozen horsemen leaving Stanford's sheep station was momentarily distracting, causing Sasha to look toward them as they rode in the direction of the river. |

| Then her thoughts were brought back to Bianca. Sasha's first impulse was to embrace her, but she held herself at bay when she saw how uneasy Bianca was, not making any effort herself to offer such a welcome. |

| Sasha was badly shaken when she discovered the contusions on Bianca's lovely, dark face. It was obvious that she had been beaten. |

| But by whom? Surely by Stanford! He was the sort who could be guilty of such a crimehad he not left Ashton scarred for life? |

| Sasha's gaze went past Bianca and her insides grew cold when she saw Stanford standing in the |

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