After Innocence (1994)
“And a traitorous part of herself looked at the man she loved and felt a fierce exultation. For hadn’t it become clear that she could not really live without him?
Edward halted in front of her, unsmiling, eyes blazing. Sofie’s unease crystalized into fear. His lips turned down and he darted a glance at Henry, who held her arm. His regard moved back to her. “We are going to talk.”
Sofie drew in a deep breath, but could not find any sense of calm. “E-Edward. We c-can talk later—”
His hand whipped ...out. Before Sofie knew it, he had gripped her arm and jerked her forward to his side. Sofie cried out.
“Later?” he asked, both incredulous and furious. “I have spent four weeks chasing you across the Atlantic and you tell me we will settle this later?” His expression was thunderous. “No. We are going to talk, now. We are settling this, now.”
Sofie was helpless to refuse and she nodded, restraining a whimper. What did he wish to settle? The fact that she had fled with Edana—or the marriage he insisted upon?MoreLess
Edward halted in front of her, unsmiling, eyes blazing. Sofie’s unease crystalized into fear. His lips turned down and he darted a glance at Henry, who held her arm. His regard moved back to her. “We are going to talk.”
Sofie drew in a deep breath, but could not find any sense of calm. “E-Edward. We c-can talk later—”
His hand whipped ...out. Before Sofie knew it, he had gripped her arm and jerked her forward to his side. Sofie cried out.
“Later?” he asked, both incredulous and furious. “I have spent four weeks chasing you across the Atlantic and you tell me we will settle this later?” His expression was thunderous. “No. We are going to talk, now. We are settling this, now.”
Sofie was helpless to refuse and she nodded, restraining a whimper. What did he wish to settle? The fact that she had fled with Edana—or the marriage he insisted upon?MoreLess
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