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| Embarrassed to be there, now wishing that she had thought twice before entering his tent, Sasha could scarcely move, much less speak. It was as though she were a child being caught stealing from a cookie jar! |

| "I heard noises," she finally said. "II became afraid." |

| Ashton shoved his bedroll aside and crawled to Sasha. "What sort of noises?" he asked, grabbing a revolver. He moved past her, outside. He rose to his full height, his gaze moving slowly around the ring of tents. "I see nothing threatening out here." |

| Sasha left the tent and stood beside him, feeling foolish for having let night noises frighten her. If she was going to learn to exist in the outback, she realized that she would have more than noises to get used to! |

| Ashton turned his gaze back to Sasha. "Well?" he said, forking an eyebrow. "Are you going to tell me? What did you hear that brought you to my tent?" |

| Sasha lowered her eyes. "It was nothing," she murmured, fidgeting with the tail of her shirt. "I was just being foolish." |

| She looked slowly up at him. "It's my first night away from the city," she explained. "I guess I am just a bit nervous." |

| "I can understand that," he said, taking her by the elbow and leading her back to her tent. He helped her inside, smiling when he saw Lightning sleeping soundly beside Sasha's bedroll. "I guessed it was you I had lost my pup to tonight." |

| "I suppose Lightning was too tired from the long journey today to come on to your tent after snuggling down with me," Sasha murmured, slipping |

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