A Bitter Truth

saying, you know. That if you save a man’s life, he’s yours as long as he lives.”

“I don’t believe a word of it. Besides, if it were true, you already belong to another nursing sister.”

He chuckled complacently, shortening his stride to match mine. “Ah, but it was the doctor who saved me that time. And he doesn’t count.”

About the Author

CHARLES TODD is the New York Times bestselling author of the Inspector Ian Rutledge mysteries, the Bess Crawford mysteries, and one stand-alone novel. A mother-and-son writing team, they live in Delaware and North Carolina, respectively.

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