In the Line of Duty: First Responders, book 2 (2012)
“Kendra wasn’t sure if she was glad or if she needed to escape. She wasn’t good at this sharing thing. But he’d been here for her tonight. He was holding her in his arms, and she owed it to him to listen. She wanted to help even though the very idea scared her to death.
“Someone died?” she prompted, swallowing hard. All she could see in her mind was that beautiful young girl. A person’s face changed when their heart stopped beating. For a few precious moments it had been peaceful and beautiful, ...but then it was different. Like a shell where once there had been a soul.
Soullessness scared her to death.
“I still have nightmares about it. She…” His voice broke a little and he stopped, inhaled.
“It was a woman.” Her voice sounded hoarse.
“From a nearby village.” He stopped. Kendra didn’t urge or nudge. She just waited. If it wasn’t time, he’d stop and they’d talk about something else. And if he needed to get it off his chest, she’d listen.MoreLess
“Someone died?” she prompted, swallowing hard. All she could see in her mind was that beautiful young girl. A person’s face changed when their heart stopped beating. For a few precious moments it had been peaceful and beautiful, ...but then it was different. Like a shell where once there had been a soul.
Soullessness scared her to death.
“I still have nightmares about it. She…” His voice broke a little and he stopped, inhaled.
“It was a woman.” Her voice sounded hoarse.
“From a nearby village.” He stopped. Kendra didn’t urge or nudge. She just waited. If it wasn’t time, he’d stop and they’d talk about something else. And if he needed to get it off his chest, she’d listen.MoreLess
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