Heart And Soul
“The silence in the room was tense, and Lori didn’t speak as she quickly bound her wrist and left.
As the door closed behind her, Leandra looked across the room and found Mike staring at her with a stony, unreadable gaze. “Feel any better?” he asked quietly.
“A bit. Eli said I’ll have to feed three or four times daily for a few days.”
Mike didn’t comment, just turned his head and stared out the window. Long, tense moments of silence passed, and Leandra was ready to scream with frustration when Mike spoke again, “He nearly killed you.”
“I know that,” she said testily. “But what was I supposed to do? I couldn’t let him kill her.”
“I would have been fine with it if you did.”
Leandra blew out a breath and crossed her arms over her chest. “I did what I had to.”
“I know that,” Mike bit out. “But . . .”
His voice trailed away, and he lowered his lids, hiding his gaze from her. He folded his arms across his chest, his entire body tight with tension. There was a nervous energy simmering just be...low the surface; one wrong word and Leandra had a feeling that energy would tear free.MoreLess
As the door closed behind her, Leandra looked across the room and found Mike staring at her with a stony, unreadable gaze. “Feel any better?” he asked quietly.
“A bit. Eli said I’ll have to feed three or four times daily for a few days.”
Mike didn’t comment, just turned his head and stared out the window. Long, tense moments of silence passed, and Leandra was ready to scream with frustration when Mike spoke again, “He nearly killed you.”
“I know that,” she said testily. “But what was I supposed to do? I couldn’t let him kill her.”
“I would have been fine with it if you did.”
Leandra blew out a breath and crossed her arms over her chest. “I did what I had to.”
“I know that,” Mike bit out. “But . . .”
His voice trailed away, and he lowered his lids, hiding his gaze from her. He folded his arms across his chest, his entire body tight with tension. There was a nervous energy simmering just be...low the surface; one wrong word and Leandra had a feeling that energy would tear free.MoreLess
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