Borrowing Death (2016)
“Shivering, Charlotte tugged her collar up as the steamship North Star arrived in port, its whistle sounding in the icy air. The snow and rain mix chilled to the bone. Even the extra pair of wool socks she wore wasn’t quite enough.
The North Star sidled up to the lighted dock and blew a final burst of exhaust, its engines roaring, then settling into a low rumble that Charlotte felt in the soles of her boots. The ship had the capacity to carry a couple of hundred passengers, but according to the ...published list only half that were aboard. The most important one, in her reckoning, was the woman whose life was about to change dramatically.
“What are you doing here?” James growled low in her ear so the other dozen or so people waiting on the dock wouldn’t hear.
Charlotte didn’t bother turning around. Instead, she watched the dock men secure thick lines to the massive posts. “I really should do a piece on them,” she said offhandedly. “These men work in some wretched conditions.”MoreLess
The North Star sidled up to the lighted dock and blew a final burst of exhaust, its engines roaring, then settling into a low rumble that Charlotte felt in the soles of her boots. The ship had the capacity to carry a couple of hundred passengers, but according to the ...published list only half that were aboard. The most important one, in her reckoning, was the woman whose life was about to change dramatically.
“What are you doing here?” James growled low in her ear so the other dozen or so people waiting on the dock wouldn’t hear.
Charlotte didn’t bother turning around. Instead, she watched the dock men secure thick lines to the massive posts. “I really should do a piece on them,” she said offhandedly. “These men work in some wretched conditions.”MoreLess
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