Fire & Frost
“Veronica sat next to the window, snuggled down inside her thick, black overcoat. Her furry black hat was adorned with a big jeweled pin, giving her the mysterious elegance of a woman from another era. As if she felt him looking at her she turned to him with a smile that lit her delicate features. Max resisted the urge to pull her snug to him; instead he offered her favorite part of the paper, the Dear Abby section.
“Thanks.” She took it and folded it neatly.
He missed the intimacy he’d felt wit...h her in the bath, but he certainly didn’t want to see her broken again to get it back. If regaining her strength meant she needed him less, so be it. Though lately he felt like she was determined not to need him. And she was back to spending endless hours in her lab again, too. And here they were, pit bull and witch, riding a train. Handling business, albeit with a new level of friendship between them.
The train had left St. Paul at dawn. All the way to the station, he’d had the feeling of them being followed, watched.MoreLess
“Thanks.” She took it and folded it neatly.
He missed the intimacy he’d felt wit...h her in the bath, but he certainly didn’t want to see her broken again to get it back. If regaining her strength meant she needed him less, so be it. Though lately he felt like she was determined not to need him. And she was back to spending endless hours in her lab again, too. And here they were, pit bull and witch, riding a train. Handling business, albeit with a new level of friendship between them.
The train had left St. Paul at dawn. All the way to the station, he’d had the feeling of them being followed, watched.MoreLess
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