Kiss of Forgiveness

"Let me help you apply the ointment," she offered.

"No."

Vance's gaze was shadowed. If he hadn't wanted her to discover his injuries, he wouldn't have walked away from her earlier in the garden.

"Scars aren't pretty. If our little one sees too much, she might turn out plain," he said, his tone softening. "Wait until the dressing is changed, then you can look. My face is handsome enough as it is—I