Cold in the Shadows 5
“He held still as he listened for whatever had woken him.There it was again.A cry. Audrey.He rocketed up out of his chair, SIG in hand as he sprinted to the bedroom. He paused with his hand on the door handle, listening hard and heard the cry again. He eased open the door. The bathroom light was on and the door ajar.She was alone.Audrey lay twisting in the bed, fighting with the covers. There was no attacker except in her dreams. He felt a pang of guilt that he might be responsible for these nightmares.She started sobbing and wailing. Damn. What the hell was he supposed to do? Hesitant, he went inside, and sat on the edge of the mattress. Sweat glistened on her brow. Had her fever returned? He put the gun down on the bedside table and pushed her dark hair off her forehead. Not feverish, thank God, but hot and sweaty.“Aud,” he called gently. He’d missed sleeping in here with her he realized. It was a weird thought for a man who preferred his own company.She rolled her head in the opposi...te direction.MoreLess
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