“You got hurt!” He stopped in his tracks, his gaze hard as he looked down at her. “Whatever your motivation, you ought to have gone about it a different way.” His nostrils flared. “What were you thinking flinging yourself at them at such speed? You could have broken something or worse!” For a moment, Louisa was speechless. Never had she seen him like this. If she did not know any better, she would swear tooth and nail that he...that he had been afraid for her. But that could not be, could it?
