Fierce Dawn
“A throaty laugh escaped her, along with every last drop of fear. “What took you so long?” she asked, dropping her cheek to his chest.
“So long?” Elijah said, his voice heavy with emotion. Carefully, he pulled away. He met her gaze. “It isn’t over yet, Sadie.”
Lyric stepped around and, seeing Monica helping Heather sit on the bed, halted.
“What do you mean? They’re gone, aren’t they?”
“Like demons back to hell,” Lyric said. “But they’ll be back. Leastwise, Crusoe will be.”
Elijah appeared weary, yet his stare glittered. The enormity of what happened hit her. She needed to understand the impact of this blow on him. “Did you know…before you saw him…that he and Holly—that he was alive?”
“I knew he was alive.” Heartache rang in his tone, though. He stepped back from her. “I suspected he knew I thought his life was in danger, but this? No.”
It was all she could do not to fall back into his arms.
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