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| refuse to give me an answer about when we can sell this pub and buy up some grazing land far from this crazed city of Melbourne." |

| Sasha swung around and faced him. "But Ashton, if you care so much for me, won't it be awkward working with me as partners at the sheep station?" she asked, her voice weak and troubled. |

| "Damn it, Sasha, don't you know that's exactly why I decided to join in this adventure with you?" Ashton grumbled. "If I couldn't have you for a wife, at least I could have you for a partner!" |

| Sasha's eyes widened and she swallowed hard. "Oh, but, Ashton, will that be enough for you?" she murmured. |

| "Will it for you?" he questioned, his voice deep and strained. |

| Sasha ignored his question, knowing that she could not give him an honest answer about anything, personal or business. She now knew that every moment with Ashton out on the sheep station would be a strugglea struggle to keep her wits as far as he was concerned. Now that she had tasted his kiss, she would always hunger for it againand again! |

| "You asked for an answer," she said softly. "Give me one more month, Ashton. Please? Then I promise, if I've heard nothing from Woodrow, I will leave Melbourne with you." |

| Ashton's heart skipped a beat, finding it hard to believe that she was finally making an actual commitment! "Fine," he said a bit awkwardly. He set Lightning to the floor. "That would be fine." |

| Sasha went to a cracked mirror on the wall. She lifted her black hair and studied it. "Ashton, I've |

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