Breath of Malice
“Of all the things Sam thought she might say, he hadn’t expected her to name Thames. Sam moved his thumb slowly across her face and said gently, “Why are you running from Thames?”
Paige lowered her gaze and linked her fingers so tightly the tips whitened. Sam took her hands in his. He could feel her trembling.
“Thames has been tracking me for the last year,” she said.
“But Thames was incarcerated until last week. How do you know this?”
She looked up at him now, her gaze haunted. It cut Sam like ...a knife.
“You’re going to think I’m making this up, or worse, that I’m losing my mind.”
Sam could see she really believed what she was saying, and the knife cut deeper. “Why do you think I wouldn’t believe you?” Did she think so little of him that she expected he would brush her off?
“Because all I have is my word. That no longer means anything to anyone.” Paige uttered the words in a whisper.
It was then he realized that it wasn’t him she doubted, but herself.MoreLess
Paige lowered her gaze and linked her fingers so tightly the tips whitened. Sam took her hands in his. He could feel her trembling.
“Thames has been tracking me for the last year,” she said.
“But Thames was incarcerated until last week. How do you know this?”
She looked up at him now, her gaze haunted. It cut Sam like ...a knife.
“You’re going to think I’m making this up, or worse, that I’m losing my mind.”
Sam could see she really believed what she was saying, and the knife cut deeper. “Why do you think I wouldn’t believe you?” Did she think so little of him that she expected he would brush her off?
“Because all I have is my word. That no longer means anything to anyone.” Paige uttered the words in a whisper.
It was then he realized that it wasn’t him she doubted, but herself.MoreLess
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