If You Give a Rake a Ruby (2013)
“It was really him. She couldn’t believe he was standing before her in the flesh. It was like seeing a ghost, but he was flesh and blood.
He blinked at her, narrowed his eyes, and said, “So it’s true. I didn’t believe Gabriel when he said you were alive.”
She swallowed, tried to find her voice, and couldn’t.
He stepped closer, and she caught his scent. He still smelled of boiled potatoes and stale gin. She shivered, the memories rushing back at her like a windstorm.
“I looked for... you,” he said. “When I could move again. I was going to kill you. Slowly. I thought someone else had gotten to you first. I hoped.”
Warrick was rising, and she had the urge to move closer to him. Funny how a moment before she had thought to protect him, and now she was the one feeling the need for protection.
Her father looked from Warrick to her, and she saw the flicker in his eyes.MoreLess
He blinked at her, narrowed his eyes, and said, “So it’s true. I didn’t believe Gabriel when he said you were alive.”
She swallowed, tried to find her voice, and couldn’t.
He stepped closer, and she caught his scent. He still smelled of boiled potatoes and stale gin. She shivered, the memories rushing back at her like a windstorm.
“I looked for... you,” he said. “When I could move again. I was going to kill you. Slowly. I thought someone else had gotten to you first. I hoped.”
Warrick was rising, and she had the urge to move closer to him. Funny how a moment before she had thought to protect him, and now she was the one feeling the need for protection.
Her father looked from Warrick to her, and she saw the flicker in his eyes.MoreLess
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